correct

One entry found for correct.

Main Entry: ¹cor·rect
Pronunciation: k&-'rekt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin correctus, past participle of corrigere, from com- + regere to lead straight -- more at RIGHT
1 a : to make or set right : AMEND <correct an error> b : COUNTERACT, NEUTRALIZE <correct a harmful tendency> c : to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition <correct a lens for spherical aberration>
2 a : to punish (as a child) with a view to reforming or improving b : to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of <spent the day correcting tests>
- cor·rect·able /-'rek-t&-b&l/ adjective
- cor·rec·tor /-'rek-t&r/ noun
synonyms CORRECT, RECTIFY, EMEND, REMEDY, REDRESS, AMEND, REFORM, REVISE mean to make right what is wrong. CORRECT implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects <correct your spelling>. RECTIFY implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed <rectify a misguided policy>. EMEND specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript <emend a text>. REMEDY implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil <set out to remedy the evils of the world>. REDRESS implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance <redress past social injustices>. AMEND, REFORM, REVISE imply an improving by making corrective changes, AMEND usually suggesting slight changes <amend a law>, REFORM implying drastic change <plans to reform the court system>, and REVISE suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes <revise the schedule>. synonym see in addition PUNISH