correctibility

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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

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.

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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

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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