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emend Synonyms & Antonyms

/ɪˈmɛnd/

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Emend as a Verb

1

To correct and revise (text or a document).

Word Forms & Grammar

emend (third-person singular simple present emends, present participle emending, simple past and past participle emended)

Words That Rhyme With Emend

Origin of Emend

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

Quick Facts About Emend

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪˈmɛnd/
MeaningTo correct and revise (text or a document)
Verb formsemends, emending, emended