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emended

emended

8.4
A text that an editor corrects to remove mistakes
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈmɛndɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : enmendado
  • After careful review, an emended edition was released to correct earlier errors.

Examples

  • The editor published the emended version of the manuscript.

  • Scholars compared the emended text with the original.

  • The emended version of the book is much clearer.

  • She submitted an emended manuscript to the publisher.

  • The editor published the emended version of the manuscript to address the inaccuracies.

  • After careful review, an emended edition was released to correct earlier mistakes.

  • Scholars examined the emended text to understand the changes made from the original.

Synonyms

amended
vsemended
1 4.2

Changed so it is more correct or suitable

applies to general alteration not only careful textual correction
edited
vsemended
1.6

Changed to make a text or film clearer and more correct

is a stricter term implying careful critical textual correction
revised
vsemended
3.2

Edited to make a text or plan better

focuses on precise critical corrections rather than broad updates

Antonyms

3 5.1

Still has mistakes or problems that are not fixed

How Corrected

perfected
4.4
corrected
3.7
emended
  • Formal
8.4
revised
3.2
edited
1.6
unedited
13 4.2

Surface Forms

emended positive

Morphology

emended = emend (transparent) = emend + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'emend' meaning 'corrected', so the adjective meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Emended is related to amend and mend, which mean 'to fix' or 'repair'. It comes from a Latin root that meant 'free from fault', so an emended text is a 'fixed' or corrected version.