Definition

verb. 1.to fix the mistakes in; change to make right; 2.to show the mistakes of; scold; punish; 3.to make agree with a standard.

Example Sentence

She was correcting the proofs of her novel.

Synonyms

fix; mend; adjust; remedy; repair; revised

Antonyms

to leave alone; not look at

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

correcting
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • affecting
  • collecting
  • connecting
  • correcting
  • defecting
  • deflecting
  • detecting
  • directing
  • dissecting
  • effecting
  • electing
  • erecting
  • expecting
  • infecting
  • injecting
  • inspecting
  • neglecting
  • objecting
  • perfecting
  • projecting
  • prospecting
  • protecting
  • reflecting
  • rejecting
  • respecting
  • selecting
  • subjecting
  • suspecting

  • disconnecting
  • disrespecting
  • intersecting
  • recollecting
  • reconnecting
  • redirecting
  • reelecting
  • resurrecting
  • unsuspecting