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- \ē-ˈmend\
- /ɪˈmend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ē-ˈmend\
Definitions of emend word
- noun emend Make corrections and improvements to (a text). 1
- transitive verb emend amend critically 1
- verb emend to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing 0
- verb transitive emend to correct or improve 0
- verb transitive emend to make scholarly corrections or improvements in (a text) 0
- verb emend (Transitive Verb) To correct and revise (text or a text). 0
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Parts of speech for Emend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
emend popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
emend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for emend
verb emend
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- revise — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- rewrite — to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
Antonyms for emend
verb emend
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
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