Synonyms for corrected


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-rekt
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈrɛkt


Définition of corrected

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to set right, rectify" (a fault or error), from Latin correctus, past participle of corrigere "to put straight, reduce to order, set right;" in transferred use, "to reform, amend," especially of speech or writing, from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + regere "to lead straight, rule" (see regal). Originally of persons; with reference to writing, etc., attested from late 14c. Related: Corrected; correcting.
  • adj rectified
Example sentences :
  • Communism maintains that social wrongs can be corrected only by violence.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Transcriber's Note on text: Some obvious errors have been corrected.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • That consequence may be corrected in this phase of our being, or it may be carried over into the next.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Remembering the letter, she corrected her expression to colder lines.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • "Then they'll have to prove it to me," she corrected, her gaiety now a trifle forced.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • This text is a corrected version of the fourth edition of Harrison and Sharp in its entirety.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • Manifestly unintentional errors in the text have been corrected.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • "I beg your pardon; the woman didn't," he corrected blandly.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • If his hand touched hers as he corrected her drawing, that was accident.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • "I didn't say 'washed overboard,' sir," corrected Greer heavily.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

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