Definition of correct

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Correct (v. t.) 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)..

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Miswrite :: Miswrite (v. t.) To write incorrectly.
Bodkin :: Bodkin (n.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections..
Self-discipline :: Self-discipline (n.) Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.
Revision :: Revision (n.) The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes..
Reformation :: Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses..
Emend :: Emend (v. t.) To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal..
Correctify :: Correctify (v. t.) To correct.
Opsiometer :: Opsiometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the limits of distincts vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight..
Cachou :: Cachou (n.) A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the breath..
Anaglyptograph :: Anaglyptograph (n.) An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed..
Mispronounce :: Mispronounce (v. t. & i.) To pronounce incorrectly.
Interlining :: Interlining (n.) Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
Fresco :: Fresco (a.) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner..
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc..
Giusto :: Giusto (a.) In just, correct, or suitable time..
Aright :: Aright (adv.) Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright..
Propriety :: Propriety (n.) The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc..
Misrehearse :: Misrehearse (v. t.) To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
Rod :: Rod (n.) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement..
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