Meaning & use
Emend
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To correct or revise a text, especially by removing errors.
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The editor emended several typographical errors before publication.
Scholars have spent decades trying to emend corrupted passages in ancient manuscripts.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'amend,' which means to change or improve something more generally, such as a law.
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