Definition
To make corrections or improvements to a text or document by removing errors and flaws.
Etymology
From Latin emendatus, past participle of emendare (to correct, amend), from e- (out) + menda (fault, blemish). The meaning has remained consistent since Roman times—to remove faults from written work.
Kelly Says
Medieval monks spent hours emendata manuscripts by hand, essentially being the first editors—their margin notes (glosses) were the original 'track changes' feature!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተካከል
ma-ste-ka-kel
BNবাংলা
সম্পাদনা
sam-pa-da-na
CACatalà
rectificar
rek-ti-fi-kar
CSČeština
opravit
o-pra-vit
DADansk
rettificere
ret-ti-fi-ce-re
DEDeutsch
berichtigen
be-ri-chi-gen
ELΕλληνικά
διορθώσει
dee-or-tho-sei
ESEspañol
enmendar
en-men-dar
FISuomi
korjata
kor-ja-ta
FRFrançais
amender
a-men-der
HIहिन्दी
सुधारना
su-dhaar-na
HUMagyar
javítani
ja-vi-ti-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
perbaiki
per-baik-i
ITItaliano
emendare
e-men-da-re
KO한국어
수정하다
su-jeong-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
betulkan
be-tul-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu-pyin
NLNederlands
corrigeren
kor-ri-ge-ren
NONorsk
rettere
ret-te-re
PLPolski
poprawić
po-pra-wi-c
PTPortuguês
emendar
e-men-dar
RORomână
corecta
ko-rek-ta
RUРусский
исправлять
is-pra-vlyat'
SVSvenska
korrigera
kor-ri-ge-ra
SWKiswahili
kurekebisha
ku-re-ke-bi-sha
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்ய
sa-ri-che-yya
TRTürkçe
düzenlemek
doo-zen-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
виправляти
vi-vry-va-tyi
VITiếng Việt
sửa đổi
sua doi
ZUZU
Hlakanisa
hla-ka-ni-sa