Definition of: emend

(i·mend′) v.t.
1. To make corrections or changes in the form or wording of (a literary work, etc.), especially after scholarly study.
2. To free from faults; correct. Also e·men·date (ē′men·dāt). [<L emendare <ex- out + menda a fault]
—e·mend′a·ble adjective Synonyms: amend, correct, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, revise. Amend, emend, correct, and mend all imply the correction of an evil. To amend is to rectify defects by positive means, generally by adding or altering, as to amend a law. Emend means negatively to remove particular faults in a literary work by alteration of letters, single words, or passages.