uncorrect

[ uhn-kuh-rekt ]

/ ˌʌn kəˈrɛkt /

verb (used with object) Navigation.

to convert (a true course) into a magnetic course.

to convert (a magnetic course) into a compass course.

Origin of uncorrect

First recorded in 1495–1505; un-² + correct

Words nearby uncorrect

unconvincing, uncooked, uncool, uncoordinated, uncork, uncorrect, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncorrupted, uncountable, uncounted

Definition for uncorrected (2 of 2)

correct

[ kuh-rekt ]

/ kəˈrɛkt /

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.

synonym study for correct

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

Example sentences from the Web for uncorrected

“The rabbis provided the campaign with an uncorrected text,” Stone said.

Crazy Carl's Adviser Quitting? |Lloyd Grove |October 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Perhaps it is due to this circumstance that his books abound, beyond all others, in uncorrected misprints.

Seeing and Hearing |George W. E. Russell
But now and again they reinforce each other and if uncorrected will throw a ship off course.

Space Tug |Murray Leinster
Thompson, writing in October to Aaron Hill, says that "though careless and uncorrected, they are full of wit and gaiety."

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 |Alexander Pope

Some copies of the 1646 quarto duplicate the uncorrected copies of the 1641 quarto.

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois |George Chapman
He was not quite such a brute bear as he would have been, left to his uncorrected nature.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. |Various

British Dictionary definitions for uncorrected (1 of 2)

uncorrected

/ (ˌʌnkəˈrɛktɪd) /

adjective

(of proofs, a transcript, etc) not having been corrected or amended

British Dictionary definitions for uncorrected (2 of 2)

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 uncorrected

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 uncorrected

correct

see stand corrected.

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uncorrect

verb (used with object) Navigation.

Origin of uncorrect

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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

adjective

Origin of correct

SYNONYMS FOR correct

synonym study for correct

OTHER WORDS FROM correct

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adjective

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verb (tr)

adjective

Derived forms of correct

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v.

adj.

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