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(gcide) | Correct \Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p.
of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to
lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and
cf. Escort.]
Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth,
rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or
imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct
views.
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Always use the most correct editions. --Felton.
Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See
Accurate.
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(gcide) | Correct \Cor*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corrected; p. pr. &
vb. n. Correcting.]
1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice,
or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or
principles.
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This is a defect in the first make of some men's
minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards.
--T. Burnet.
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2. To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend;
to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark
upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the
type the changes so marked).
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3. To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in
morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from
moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child
should be corrected for lying.
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My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct
him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his
knees he would be even with me. --Shak.
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4. To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of
another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to
correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline
preparations.
Syn: To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise;
punish; discipline; chasten. See Amend.
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adj 1: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
"the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right
answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
[syn: correct, right] [ant: incorrect, wrong]
2: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party
without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: correct,
right]
3: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open
oysters" [syn: correct, right]
4: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" [syn:
right, correct] [ant: wrong]
v 1: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the
calculation" [syn: correct, rectify, right] [ant:
falsify]
2: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the
victims of the Holocaust" [syn: right, compensate,
redress, correct] [ant: wrong]
3: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate,
chasten, correct]
4: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: compensate, counterbalance,
correct, make up, even out, even off, even up]
5: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn:
discipline, correct, sort out]
6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices
slumped" [syn: decline, slump, correct]
7: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment
of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct]
8: treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his
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