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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] Always use the most correct editions. --Felton. Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See {Accurate}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in the first make of some men's minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 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). [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] Correctible From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: correct 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 myopia" From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: correct /kɔrɛkt/ correct; right