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emend

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ɪˈmɛnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛnd

1

verb

Meaning 1

To correct and revise (text or a document).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make improvements or corrections to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the text was emended in the second edition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

History

Etymology

From Middle English emenden, from Latin ēmendō (“to free from fault”), from ex- (“out”) + mendum (“fault, blemish”). Doublet of amend.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: поправям (popravjam) — to correct and revise
  • Catalan: esmenar — to correct and revise
  • Dutch: emenderen — to correct and revise
  • German: emendieren — to correct and revise
  • Latin: ēmendō — to correct and revise
  • Spanish: emendar — to correct and revise
  • Spanish: enmendar — to correct and revise
  • Spanish: remendar — to correct and revise