emend

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emend [ i-mend ]
 [ transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to edit and remove errors
2. to change erroneous faults
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 To emend and proof read text calls for large doses of patience and diligence.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 There is a perpetual succession of editions with augmented if not emended intelligence so as to secure for every post through which it is sent out the latest news from every source.

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