Definition of EMEND

emend

Verb

Verb Forms: emended, emending, emends

  • To make corrections or improvements to text.
  • make improvements or corrections to
    • "the text was emended in the second edition"
  • To correct and revise (text or a document).

Examples

  • I asked the Scrabble dictionary to emend my misspelling, but it refused.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

emend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
emend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

emend: valid Words With Friends Word