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Emend [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To amend. [Not used.]

Emend [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.

Emendable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Capable of being amended or corrected. [ See Amendable .]

Emendable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Corrigible; amendable.

Emendately [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Without fault; correctly.

Emendation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; applied particularly to the correction of errors in writings. When we speak of like and manners, we use amend, amendment, the French orthography.

2. An alteration for the better; correction of an error or fault.

3. The last edition of the book contains many emendations.

Emendation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.

Emendator [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A corrector of errors or faults in writings; one who corrects or improves.

Emendator [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who emends or critically edits.

Emendatory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Contributing to emendation or correction.

Emendatory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to emendation; corrective.

Emended [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Emender [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who emends.

Emendicate [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To beg.

Emending [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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