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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


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


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.
    1. To remove the errors or mistakes from.

    2. To indicate or mark the errors in.

  1. To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming.

  2. To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example).

  3. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.

v.   intr.
  1. To make corrections.

  2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance.

adj.  
  1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate.

  2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.


[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.
Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: The omission of your name from the list will be rectified.
Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm or damage: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance.
Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves making reparation: The wrong is too great to be redressed.
Reform implies broad change that improves form or character: "Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons" (John Ruskin).
Revise suggests change that results from reconsideration: The author revised her manuscript for publication.
Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" (Abraham Lincoln). See Also Synonyms at punish.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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