emending
Revising written errors
Emending is the present participle of emend, meaning to make corrections or improvements to a text.
The word applies specifically to editorial work—correcting errors, revising passages, or restoring what an author likely intended: She spent years emending medieval manuscripts.
Emending differs from amending, which applies more broadly to laws, agreements, or behavior.
Correcting an error
- fixingRestoring proper function
- editingRefining content for clarity
- revisingAltering to improve
- correctingMaking accurate again
debugging · reworking · redrafting · rewriting · adjusting · modifying · altering · updating
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- subeditingRevising text for publication
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- annotationsExplanatory additions to documents
redaction · manuscript · galley · errata · corrigenda · marginalia · collating · variants
Smoothing by friction
- perfectingMaking something ideal
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- improvingBecoming more capable
sharpening · honing · smoothing · tightening · streamlining · elevating · enriching · bettering
rectifying
Correcting an error
correcting · debugging · reworking · redrafting · rewriting · adjusting · modifying · altering · updating · overhauling
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- subeditingRevising text for publication
- markupAdded percentage for profit
annotations · redaction · manuscript · galley · errata · corrigenda · marginalia · collating · variants · critical apparatus
polishing
Smoothing by friction
- perfectingMaking something ideal
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
improving · sharpening · honing · smoothing · tightening · streamlining · elevating · enriching · bettering · optimizing
emendingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
retaining · maintaining · ignoring · overlooking · neglecting
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