emends

verb

present tense third-person singular of emend
as in amends
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended

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  1. amends
  2. corrects
  3. reforms
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  • The proposal adds a new law in the state Constitution and amends Oklahoma's rules on voter identification, requiring voters to show proof of their identity.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Santini-Burton Modernization Act amends a 1980 law that allows the Forest Service to purchase environmentally sensitive land in the Tahoe Basin.
    — Haley Parsley August 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of amends
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  • This measurement corrects a common misconception that white dwarfs are typically blue.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This version corrects the spelling of the last name of Sweden’s EU affairs minister.
    — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrects
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  • There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Kentucky's General Assembly has passed House Bill 2, which reforms the state's Medicaid program.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of reforms
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“Emends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emends. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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