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CORRECT, a. [L., to set right; right, straight. See Right.] Literally, set right, or made straight. Hence, right; conformable to truth, rectitude or propriety, or conformable to a just standard; not faulty; free from error. A correct edition of a book is exactly according to the original copy. Correct manners correspond with the rules of morality and received notions of decorum. Correct principles coincide with the truth. Correct language is agreeable to established usage. CORRECT, v.t. [L. See Right.] 1. To make right; to rectify; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; as, to correct manners or principles. Hence, 2. To amend; to remove or retrench faults or errors; to set right; as, to correct a book; to correct a copy for the press; or in printing, to correct the press, or errors of the press.3. To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals; to punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying.Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest. Proverbs 29.4. To obviate or remove whatever is wrong or inconvenient; to reduce or change the qualities of any thing by mixture, or other application; to counteract whatever is injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations; to correct the relaxing quality of water by boiling it with animal substances.
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CORRECT, a. [L., to set right; right, straight. See Right.] Literally, set right, or made straight. Hence, right; conformable to truth, rectitude or propriety, or conformable to a just standard; not faulty; free from error. A correct edition of a book is exactly according to the original copy. Correct manners correspond with the rules of morality and received notions of decorum. Correct principles coincide with the truth. Correct language is agreeable to established usage. CORRECT, v.t. [L. See Right.] 1. To make right; to rectify; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; as, to correct manners or principles. Hence, 2. To amend; to remove or retrench faults or errors; to set right; as, to correct a book; to correct a copy for the press; or in printing, to correct the press, or errors of the press.3. To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals; to punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying.Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest. Proverbs 29.4. To obviate or remove whatever is wrong or inconvenient; to reduce or change the qualities of any thing by mixture, or other application; to counteract whatever is injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations; to correct the relaxing quality of water by boiling it with animal substances. | COR-RECT', a. [L. correctus, from corrigo; con and rego, to set right; rectus, right, straight. See Right.]Literally, set right, or made straight. Hence, right; conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or conformable to a just standard; not faulty; free from error. A correct edition of a book is exactly according to the original copy. Correct manners correspond with the rules of morality and received notions of decorum. Correct principles coincide with the truth. Correct language is agreeable to established usage. COR-RECT', v.t. [L. correctus, corrigo; con and rego. See Right.]- To make right; to rectify; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; as, to correct manners or principles. Hence,
- To amend; to remove or retrench faults or errors; to set right; as, to correct a book; to correct a copy for the press, or in printing, to correct the press, or errors of the press.
- To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals; to punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest. Prov. xxix.
- To obviate or remove whatever is wrong or inconvenient; to reduce or change the qualities of any thing by mixture, or other application; to counteract whatever is injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations; to correct the relaxing quality of water by boiling it with animal substances. – Arbuthnot.
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- 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.
- To make right] to
bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to
rectify; as, to correct manners or principles.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
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Correct CORRECT, adjective [Latin , to set right; right, straight. See Right.] Literally, set right, or made straight. Hence, right; conformable to truth, rectitude or propriety, or conformable to a just standard; not faulty; free from error. A correct edition of a book is exactly according to the original copy. correct manners correspond with the rules of morality and received notions of decorum. correct principles coincide with the truth. correct language is agreeable to established usage. CORRECT, verb transitive [Latin See Right.] 1. To make right; to rectify; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; as, to correct manners or principles. Hence, 2. To amend; to remove or retrench faults or errors; to set right; as, to correct a book; to correct a copy for the press; or in printing, to correct the press, or errors of the press. 3. To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals; to punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying. CORRECT thy son, and he shall give thee rest. Proverbs 29:17. 4. To obviate or remove whatever is wrong or inconvenient; to reduce or change the qualities of any thing by mixture, or other application; to counteract whatever is injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations; to correct the relaxing quality of water by boiling it with animal substances.
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