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un⋅cor⋅rect

  [uhn-kuh-rekt]
–verb (used with object) Navigation.
1. to convert (a true course) into a magnetic course.
2. to convert (a magnetic course) into a compass course.
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Origin:
1495–1505; un- 2 + correct

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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un·cor·rect·ed   (ŭn'kə-rěk'tĭd)   
adj.  Not corrected: an uncorrected manuscript; a host of uncorrected abuses.
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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

Main Entry: un·cor·rect·ed
Pronunciation: -k&-'rek-t&d
Function: adjective
: not corrected uncorrected lens>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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