Emendates

/ˈɛməndeɪts/ verb

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of emendate; corrects or improves a text.

Etymology

Standard English third-person singular conjugation of emendate (he/she/it emendates), following the pattern of adding -s to regular verbs.

Kelly Says

The verb 'emendates' shows up in medieval scholarship texts describing the work of scribes—it's one of those words that feels archaic because the context (hand-copying texts) is no longer common.

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