Meaning 1formal · 90%
To correct errors in a written text, especially while preparing an accurate edition.
Natural examples
The editor emended the damaged passage using an earlier copy.
I would emend the sentence to remove that ambiguity.
Scholars have emended several lines in the medieval manuscript.
Usage note
Emend is an editorial term. Amend is more usual for changing a law, agreement, or proposal.
Useful combinations
emend a text — correct errors in the wording of a text