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- pronunciation:
- ih
mend
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
emends, emending, emended |
| definition: |
to correct or improve (written text), esp. by removing errors; edit.
The document was emended so that it included the correct dates.- similar words:
- correct, edit, revise
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| related words: |
alter, amend, censor |
adverb + (v.)emend
dramatically, how
(v.)emend
+ noun
addition, assertion, closure, galley, manuscript, ruler, text
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| derivation: |
emendable (adj.) |
The word emend
contains the following part:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
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