emended; emending; emends
: to correct usually by textual alterations
emended the manuscript
emender
noun
Examples of emend in a Sentence
the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended
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Indeed, DiCarlo has gone the extra mile to promote her company and to emend its image—her image—as required.
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Lux Alptraum, Wired, 16 Oct. 2020
Editor’s Note: This article has been emended since its initial publication.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
Since preservation is no longer an issue, why not amend and emend the rules to play out the final?
—Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 24 July 2019
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Lux Alptraum, Wired, 16 Oct. 2020
Editor’s Note: This article has been emended since its initial publication.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
Since preservation is no longer an issue, why not amend and emend the rules to play out the final?
—Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 24 July 2019
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“Emend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emend. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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emend
verb
: to correct usually by changing the wording of
emend a text
emendation
noun
ˌē-ˌmen-ˈdā-shən
ˌem-ən-
Medical Definition
Emend
trademark
—used for a preparation of aprepitant
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