correct

[ kuh-rekt ]

/ kəˈrɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.

to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers.

to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public?

to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity.

Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.

verb (used without object)

to make a correction or corrections.

(of stock prices) to reverse a trend, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.

adjective

conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate: a correct answer.

in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.

characterized by or adhering to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.: Is it environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree? Most of the judges in this district have correct political views.

Origin of correct

1300–50; (v.) Middle English correcten (< Anglo-French correcter) < Latin corrēctus past participle of corrigere to make straight, equivalent to cor- cor- + reg- (stem of regere to direct) + -tus past participle suffix; (adj.) (< French correct) < Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR correct

1 rectify, amend, emend, reform, remedy.

3 warn, chasten, castigate.

8 faultless, perfect, exact.

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3. See punish. 8. Correct, accurate, precise imply conformity to fact, standard, or truth. A correct statement is one free from error, mistakes, or faults. An accurate statement is one that shows careful conformity to fact, truth, or spirit. A precise statement shows scrupulously strict and detailed conformity to fact.

OTHER WORDS FROM correct

cor·rect·a·ble, cor·rect·i·ble, adjective cor·rect·a·bil·i·ty, cor·rect·i·bil·i·ty, noun cor·rect·ing·ly, adverb cor·rect·ly, adverb

cor·rect·ness, noun cor·rec·tor, noun re·cor·rect, verb (used with object) un·cor·rect·ed, adjective un·der·cor·rect, verb (used with object) well-cor·rect·ed, adjective

Words nearby correct

corr., corrade, corral, corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction, correction fluid, correctional, correctional facility

Example sentences from the Web for correctness

Not surprisingly, they are more into “correctness” and the rules than Americans tend to be.

Ben Yagoda: How I Not Write Bad |Noah Charney |February 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
We had succeeded beyond his expectations, and the correctness of his original theory had been fully demonstrated.

Bucholz and the Detectives |Allan Pinkerton
But even with him, simplicity, because necessary to speed, is second in merit only to correctness.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860 |Various
Most of these changes are certainly highly poetical, and, while we admire their ingenuity, we do not impugn their correctness.

The Bon Gaultier Ballads |William Edmonstoune Aytoun

Of the correctness of the inference from them, Lingard admits, 'we have no opportunity of judging.'

Sir Walter Ralegh |William Stebbing
As Michael pondered it, he scented an effluence of correctness that overpowered his individuality.

Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for correctness

correct

/ (kəˈrɛkt) /

verb (tr)

to make free from errors

to indicate the errors in

to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve to correct a child; to stand corrected

to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc) these glasses will correct your sight

to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard

adjective

free from error; true; accurate the correct version

in conformity with accepted standards correct behaviour

Derived forms of correct

correctable or correctible, adjective correctly, adverb correctness, noun corrector, noun

Word Origin for correct

C14: from Latin corrigere to make straight, put in order, from com- (intensive) + regere to rule

Medical definitions for correctness

correct

[ kə-rĕkt′ ]

v.

To remove, remedy, or counteract something, such as a malfunction or defect.

adj.

Free from error or fault; true or accurate.

Idioms and Phrases with correctness

correct

see stand corrected.

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