Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make or put right.
- intransitive verb To remove the errors or mistakes from.
- intransitive verb To indicate or mark the errors in.
- intransitive verb To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
- intransitive verb To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
- intransitive verb To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example).
- intransitive verb To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition.
- intransitive verb To make corrections.
- intransitive verb To make adjustments; compensate.
- adjective Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
- adjective Conforming to standards; proper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Correction.
- To make straight or right; remove error from; bring into accordance with a standard or original; point out errors in.
- Specifically— To note or mark errors or defects in, as a printer's proof, a book, a manuscript, etc., by marginal or interlinear writing.
- To make alterations in, as type set for printing, according to the marking on a proof taken from it; make the changes required by: as, to
correct a page or a form; to correct a proof. - To point out and remove, or endeavor to remove, an error or fault in: as, to
correct an astronomical observation. - To destroy or frustrate; remove or counteract the operation or effects of, especially of something that is undesirable or injurious; rectify: as, to
correct abuses; to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations. - Specifically, in optics, to eliminate from (an eyepiece or object-glass) the spherical or chromatic aberration which tends to make the image respectively indistinct or discolored. See
aberration , 4. - To endeavor to cause moral amendment in; especially, punish for wrong-doing; discipline.
- Synonyms Improve, Better. See
amend . - In accordance or agreement with a certain standard, model, or original; conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety; not faulty; free from error or misapprehension; accurate: as, the correct time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error.
- transitive verb To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify.
- transitive verb To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Free from
error ; true; the state of having an affirmedtruth . - adjective With good
manners ;well behaved ; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour. - verb transitive To make something that was not valid become right. To remove
error . - verb by extension, transitive To
grade (examination papers ). - verb transitive To
inform (someone) of the latter'serror .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective socially right or correct
- adjective correct in opinion or judgment
- verb alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- verb adjust for
- verb treat a defect
- adjective free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
- verb go down in value
- verb punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- verb make reparations or amends for
- verb censure severely
- adjective in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- verb make right or correct
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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_substantially_ correct, she neither declared nor implied that they were not taught in a manner absolutely correct, but ... as all who believe that they are set forth in a manner _absolutely correct_, believe, necessarily, that they are taught in a manner _substantially_ correct; for that which is absolute embraces that which is substantial and something more; she simply makes an affirmation, so far as two classes
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Of course, "Survivor: Panama Exile Island" -- let me get the title correct -- is going to make its premier tomorrow night on CBS.
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I say chaps, if you are going to write about a book you should at least get the title correct: it is, 'heaven + earth'.
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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I say chaps, if you are going to write about a book you should at least get the title correct: it is, 'heaven + earth'.
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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I was off sick on Wednesday and went to the doctor, who told me I have -- let me get the term correct -- "bullous myringit, is."
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Look for the paper "National Security Policy of the United States", if I have the term correct in memory.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The reason I still generally use WP's search function is the fact that it will take you directly to the article if you get the title correct, and to the results otherwise; quite useful in conjunction with smart keywords, where I can type wp Penguin to get directly at that article.
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