correct

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adjective

The definition of correct is something true, right or proper.
An example of correct used as an adjective is the phrase "correct procedure," such as baking a cheese cake in a springform pan is the correct procedure.

verb

To correct is defined as to remove errors or to point out errors.
1. An example of to correct is a piano teacher showing his student which keys are right in order to make the sound for which the teacher was hoping.
2. An example of to correct is a third grade teacher marking the words that were not spelled right on a spelling test.

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correct

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.)

Origin of correct

Middle English correcten from Classical Latin correctus, past participle of corrigere from com-, together + regere, to lead straight, rule: see reckon

to make corrections; specif., to make an adjustment so as to compensate (for an error, counteracting force, etc.)

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.

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correct

verb

cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects

verb

transitive

a. To make or put right: correct a mistake; correct a misunderstanding.
b. To remove the errors or mistakes from: corrected her previous testimony.
c. To indicate or mark the errors in: correct an exam.
a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.
To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.

verb

intransitive

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

adjective

Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.

Origin of correct

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

Related Forms:

cor·rect′a·ble cor·rect′i·ble
adjective

cor·rect′ly
adverb

cor·rect′ness
noun

cor·rec′tor
noun

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correct

correct rectify remedy redress reform revise amend

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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Adjective

(comparative more correct, superlative most correct)

Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)

To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
It's rude to correct your parents.

Origin

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”).

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