emend

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e·mend / iˈmend/ • v. [tr.] make corrections and improvements to (a text). ∎  alter (something) in such a way as to correct it: the year of his death might need to be emended to 652.DERIVATIVES: e·mend·a·ble adj.e·men·da·tion / ˌēmənˈdāshən; ˌemən-/ n.e·mend·er n.

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