1. corrects errors in a text, especially in preparing a scholarly edition
Usage: formal; academic

Examples

• The scholar emends the manuscript by comparing it with other sources.
• She carefully emends each line of the ancient poem.
• The editor emends the text to restore its original meaning.
• He emends the corrupted passage using historical evidence.
• The professor emends the student’s translation of the Latin text.
• The textual critic emends obvious scribal errors in the document.