Correct Definition

kə-rĕkt

corrected, correcting, corrects, correctest

verb

corrected, correcting, corrects

To make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from.

Webster's New World

To remove the errors or mistakes from.

Corrected her previous testimony.

American Heritage

To point out or mark the errors or faults of.

Webster's New World

To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.

American Heritage

To scold or punish so as to cause to rectify faults.

Webster's New World

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adjective

correctest

Conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors.

Webster's New World

Conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper.

Correct behavior.

Webster's New World

Equal to the required or established amount, number, price, etc.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Correct

Base Form:

correct

Superlative:

From French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from com- (“together”) + regere (“to make straight, rule”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English correcten from Latin corrigere corrēct- com- intensive pref. com– regere to rule reg- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition