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emending

emending is the present participle and gerund of emend.

Meaning of emend

Verb

emend (third-person singular simple present emends, present participle emending, simple past and past participle emended)

  1. (transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).
    • Sixteen of these Letters, which were written at the suggestion of the Editor of the “St. James’s Gazette,” appeared in that journal, from which they are now reprinted, by the Editor’s kind permission. They have been somewhat emended, and a few additions have been made.1886, Andrew Lang, “Preface”, in Letters to Dead Authors

Questions about emending

What is emending the present participle and gerund of?
Emending is the present participle and gerund of emend.

Words near emending in the dictionary

  1. emended
  2. emender
  3. emenders
  4. emendicate
  5. emendicates
  6. emending
  7. emends
  8. Emenheiser
  9. emepronium
  10. emer
  11. Emer.

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