Definition of correct

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Correct (v. t.) 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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Accuracy :: Accuracy (n.) The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy..
Interlining :: Interlining (n.) Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
Correctress :: Correctress (n.) A woman who corrects.
Missound :: Missound (v. t.) To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.
Discipline :: Discipline (n.) The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a church member.
Orthographer :: Orthographer (n.) One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.
Correctable :: Correctable (a.) Capable of being corrected.
Orthographist :: Orthographist (n.) One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.
Pick :: Pick (n.) That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture..
Authenticity :: Authenticity (n.) The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.
Correction :: Correction (n.) The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement..
Chapter :: Chapter (v. t.) To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse..
Revise :: Revise (v. t.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type..
Overhauling :: Overhauling (n.) A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
Appendix :: Appendix (n.) Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies..
Miswrite :: Miswrite (v. t.) To write incorrectly.
Rod :: Rod (n.) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement..
Erroneous :: Erroneous (a.) Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc..
Order :: Order (n.) Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order..
Mishear :: Mishear (v. t. & i.) To hear incorrectly.
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