emend

Meaning

To correct and revise (text or a document).

Synonyms

revise

correct

amend

emendate

rectify

touch up

fix

mend

put right

castigate

refine

refit

repair

retouch

revamp

corrected

edit

embroider

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈmɛnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: emenden

In summary

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