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Definition of emend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

emend

verb

NAmE//ɪˈmɛnd//

emend something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they emend

he / she / it emends

past simple emended

-ing form emending

to remove the mistakes in a piece of writing, especially before it is printed synonym correct The date of the battle needs to be emended to 1643.

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