Hypertext Webster Gateway: "correct"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

Always use the most correct editions. --Felton.

Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See
{Accurate}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

This is a defect in the first make of some men's
minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards.
--T. Burnet.

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).

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.

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.

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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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: {right}] [ant: {incorrect}, {incorrect}]
2: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the
party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: {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: {right}]
4: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
[syn: {right}] [ant: {wrong}]
v 1: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes" [syn: {right}]
[ant: {falsify}]
2: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong" [syn: {right},
{compensate}, {redress}] [ant: {wrong}]
3: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {objurgate}, {chasten}]
4: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline},
{sort out}]


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