emendar — meaning in English

English meaning

• amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
• splice noun A join made by weaving or overlapping two ends of rope, cable, or similar material.

Senses

emendar is used for these senses in English:

• amend (transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
• splice To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

amend — full definition

1. verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
2. verb To improve or correct something more generally.

splice — full definition

1. noun A join made by weaving or overlapping two ends of rope, cable, or similar material.
2. verb To join two lengths of rope, film, wire, or similar material together.
3. verb In genetics, to remove non-coding sections from RNA and join the remaining pieces together.

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