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cor⋅rect
[kuh-rekt]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight. |
| 2. | to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers. |
| 3. | to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public? |
| 4. | to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity. |
| 5. | Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to make a correction or corrections. |
| 7. | (of stock prices) to reverse a trend, esp. temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions. |
–adjective
| 8. | conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate: a correct answer. |
| 9. | in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior. |
Origin:
1300–50; (v.) ME correcten (< AF correcter) < L corrēctus ptp. of corrigere to make straight, equiv. to cor- cor- + reg- (s. of regere to direct ) + -tus ptp. suffix; (adj.) (< F correct) < L, as above
1300–50; (v.) ME correcten (< AF correcter) < L corrēctus ptp. of corrigere to make straight, equiv. to cor- cor- + reg- (s. of regere to direct ) + -tus ptp. suffix; (adj.) (< F correct) < L, as above

Related forms:
cor⋅rect⋅a⋅ble, cor⋅rect⋅i⋅ble, adjective
cor⋅rect⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, cor⋅rect⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
cor⋅rect⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
cor⋅rect⋅ly, adverb
cor⋅rect⋅ness, noun
cor⋅rec⋅tor, noun
Synonyms:
1. rectify, amend, emend, reform, remedy. 3. warn, chasten, castigate. See punish. 8. faultless, perfect, exact. Correct, accurate, precise imply conformity to fact, standard, or truth. A correct statement is one free from error, mistakes, or faults. An accurate statement is one that shows careful conformity to fact, truth, or spirit. A precise statement shows scrupulously strict and detailed conformity to fact.
1. rectify, amend, emend, reform, remedy. 3. warn, chasten, castigate. See punish. 8. faultless, perfect, exact. Correct, accurate, precise imply conformity to fact, standard, or truth. A correct statement is one free from error, mistakes, or faults. An accurate statement is one that shows careful conformity to fact, truth, or spirit. A precise statement shows scrupulously strict and detailed conformity to fact.
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cor·rect (kə-rěkt') v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects v. tr.
[Middle English correcten, from Latin corrigere, corrēct-, to correct : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] cor·rect'a·ble, cor·rect'i·ble adj., cor·rect'ly adv., cor·rect'ness n., cor·rec'tor n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. |
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Correct
Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. Always use the most correct editions. --Felton. Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate.Correct
Cor*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corrected; p. pr. & vb. n. Correcting.]1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. This is a defect in the first make of some men's minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards. --T. Burnet. 2. To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked). 3. To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying. My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his knees he would be even with me. --Shak. 4. To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations. Syn: To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise; punish; discipline; chasten. See Amend.
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Language Translation for : correct
Spanish:
corregir,
German:
verbessern,
Japanese:
矯正する
correct (v.)
1340, "to set right, rectify" (a fault or error), from L. correctus, pp. of corrigere "make straight, put right," from com- intens. prefix + regere "to lead straight, rule" (see regal). Originally of persons; with ref. to writing, etc., attested from c.1374. The pp. adj. is recorded from 1460. House of correction first recorded 1575.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cor·rect
Pronunciation: k&-'rekt
Function: transitive verb
: to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition<correct a lens for spherical aberration> —cor·rect·able /-'rek-t&-b&l/ adjective
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correct cor·rect (kə-rěkt')
v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects
To remove, remedy, or counteract something, such as a malfunction or defect. adj.
Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
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correct
see stand corrected.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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