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ɪˈmɛndemend

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. emendverb

    make improvements or corrections to

    "the text was emended in the second edition"

Wiktionary

  1. emendverb

    To correct and revise (a text).

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  1. emend

    Aprepitant, sold under the brand name Emend among others, is a medication used to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). It may be used together with ondansetron and dexamethasone. It is taken by mouth or administered by intravenous injection.Common side effects include tiredness, loss of appetite, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hiccups, itchiness, pneumonia, and blood pressure changes. Other severe side effects may include anaphylaxis. While use in pregnancy does not appear to be harmful, such use has not been well studied. Aprepitant belongs to the class of neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists medications. It works by blocking substance P from attaching to the NK1 receptors.Aprepitant was approved for medical use in the European Union and the United States in 2003. It is made by Merck & Co. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

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  1. emend

    Emend is a verb that means to alter, revise, or correct a written text, typically to improve its accuracy or clarity. It involves removing errors or making minor adjustments to improve the overall quality of the work.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Emendverb

    to purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Emend

    e-mend′, v.t. to remove faults or blemishes from: to correct or improve.—adj. Emend′able, that may be emended.—n.pl. Emend′als, funds set apart for repairs in the accounts of the Inner Temple.—v.t. Em′endate, to correct errors.—ns. Emendā′tion, removal of an error or fault: correction; Em′endātor, a corrector of errors in writings: one who corrects or improves.—adj. Emen′dātory, mending or contributing to correction. [L. emendāre, -ātume, out, menda, a fault.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emend in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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