To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.
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【Amend】 means to add to or change.
The surveys prove it; it’s time to 【amend】 our society’s charter.
【Emend】 means making changes or corrections, specifically to text.
Before the next edition, the publisher wants to 【emend】 the book.
To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.