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cor·rect (kə rekt′)
transitive verb
- to make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from
- to point out or mark the errors or faults of
- to make conform to a standard
- to scold or punish so as to cause to rectify faults
- to cure, remove, or counteract (a fault, disease, etc.)
Etymology: ME correcten < L correctus, pp. of corrigere < com-, together + regere, to lead straight, rule: see reckon
intransitive verb
to make corrections; specif., to make an adjustment so as to compensate (for an error, counteracting force, etc.)
adjective
- conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper correct behavior
- conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors
- equal to the required or established amount, number, price, etc.
Related Forms:
- correctable cor·rect′·able adjective
- correctly cor·rect′ly adverb
- correctness cor·rect′·ness noun
- corrector cor·rec′·tor noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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