e ‧ mend /ɪˈmend/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: emendare , from menda 'something wrong, fault' ]
to remove the mistakes from something that has been written ⇨ amend
—emendation /ˌiːmenˈdeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]