correct

Main Entry:: ¹cor·rect
Pronunciation:: \kə-ˈrekt\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin correctus, past participle of corrigere, from com- + regere to lead straight — more at right
Date:: 14th century

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

\-ˈrek-tə-bəl\ adjective

— cor·rec·tor

\-ˈrek-tər\ 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>.

synonyms see in addition punish

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