Emendable
[ih-mend] /ɪˈmɛnd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to edit or change (a text).
2.
to free from faults or errors; correct.
/ɪˈmɛnd/
verb
1.
(transitive) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing
v.
c.1400, from Latin emendare “to free from fault,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + mendum (nominative menda) “fault, blemish” (see amend). Related: Emended; emending.
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