emend
verb [T] /ɪˈmend/Definition
› to correct or improve a text: The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly.Editing and compilingCorrecting and mendingPublishing emendation /ˌiː.menˈdeɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] Editing and compilingCorrecting and mendingPublishing
(Definition of emend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abridge verb
- amend verb
- blue pencil noun
- bowdlerize verb
- compilation noun
- compiler noun (PERSON)
- draft verb (PLAN)
- dub verb (SOUNDS)
- edit verb
- editorial adjective
- index verb (MAKE LIST)
- lexicographer noun
- lexicography noun
- proof noun (PRINTED COPY)
- revise verb (CHANGE)
- revised adjective
- reword verb
- rework verb
- scissors and paste idiom
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