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EMEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does emend mean? 

EMEND (verb)
  The verb EMEND has 1 sense:

1. make improvements or corrections toplay

  Familiarity information: EMEND used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EMEND (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they emend  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it emends  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: emended  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: emended  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: emending  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make improvements or corrections to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

the text was emended in the second edition

Hypernyms (to "emend" is one way to...):

ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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