Correcting

verb

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.verbTo make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

"The navigator corrected the course of the ship."

2.verb(by extension) To grade (examination papers).

3.verbTo inform (someone) of their error.

"It's rude to correct your parents."

4.verbTo discipline; to punish.

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