SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
emend
verb
To correct or improve the wording of a text.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Correct a text
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Usage distinction
Return to topEmend specifically concerns textual correction; amend has wider uses for changing laws, plans, or conduct.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See emend in use
The editor will emend the passage to fix a copying error.
Amara could emend the affected sentence, but the team also needed a clearly marked location for approved captions. A final comparison then showed that the corrected page agreed with the contributor's information and with the file selected for printing.
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