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Showing words for CORRECTING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Correcting

correcting

9 Letter Words for Correcting

corrigent, incorrect

8 Letter Words for Correcting

coercing, crocetin, gerontic, interrog, necrotic, tricorne

7 Letter Words for Correcting

centric, cerotic, cerotin, cointer, conceit, concert, concite, coreign, cornice, cornier, correct, corrige, cortine, cotrine, cretion, cringer, crocein, crocine, ergotic, ergotin, genitor, grinter, ignorer, negrito, noticer, ogtiern, orectic, rection, rorting, tigrone, tricorn, trigone

6 Letter Words for Correcting

centro, cering, cicero, cicone, cinter, citron, cogent, coigne, coiner, conger, conite, conter, corcir, coring, corner, cornet, cornic, corrie, cortin, cotice, coting, crenic, cretic, cretin, crinet, cringe, crocin, cronet, cronie, crotin, egriot, engirt, eringo, erotic, erring, geotic, geront, girner, goetic, goiter, gorier, gricer, grocer, groten, ignore, ignote, incorr, ironer, noetic, norice, norite, notice, octine, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, orrice, recoct, recoin, rector, region, renoir, rering, retorn, ringer, rioter, roncet, ronier, roting, tercio, terron, tinger, toeing, tonger, tonier, tricon, trigon, troner

5 Letter Words for Correcting

ceint, centi, cento, cerci, ceric, cerin, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, circe, citer, cocin, cogie, cogit, coign, coing, coner, conge, conic, conte, contg, contr, corer, corge, corgi, corni, crier, crine, crone, crore, ergon, ergot, ering, erron, etrog, genic, genio, genit, genro, giron, goier, goner, gorce, gorer, goric, goter, greco, grein, greit, grice, grint, griot, groin, grone, gront, grote, incog, incor, inert, inger, ingot, inorg, inter, intro, iortn, irone, irreg, necro, negro, nicer, niger, niter, nitro, noire, noreg, norge, norie, norit, noter, octic, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, orgic, recco, recit, recon, recti, recto, regin, reign, renig, reorg, rerig, retin, retro, ricer, rigor, ringe, roger, ronte, roric, rorie, roter, rotge, tecon, tenio, tenor, ticer, tiger, tigon, tinge, tirer, toner, tonic, toric, trice, trier, trigo, trine, trior, troic, tronc, trone

4 Letter Words for Correcting

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, circ, cire, cite, cito, coct, coin, coir, coit, conc, cone, cong, coni, cont, core, corn, corr, cort, cote, cric, crig, crin, crit, croc, ctge, ecco, econ, ecto, engr, ento, entr, ergo, eric, erin, etic, eton, geic, gein, geir, geit, gent, gien, gire, girn, giro, girr, girt, gite, goen, goer, gone, gore, gote, gren, gret, grin, grit, grot, icer, icon, incr, ingo, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, neti, nice, niog, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, oeci, ogre, oint, once, oner, orig, otic, rect, rego, regr, regt, rein, reit, reno, rent, rgen, rice, rier, rine, ring, riot, rite, roer, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rort, rotc, rote, roti, teng, tern, terr, tice, tien, tier, tige, tinc, tine, ting, tire, tirr, toge, tone, tong, torc, tore, tori, torn, torr, trie, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron

3 Letter Words for Correcting

cen, ceo, cer, cie, cig, cir, cit, cog, con, cor, cot, crc, cro, crt, cte, ctg, ctn, cto, ctr, ecc, ecg, eco, ect, ego, eir, enc, eng, eon, erg, ern, err, ert, etc, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gin, gio, git, goi, gon, gor, got, gro, grr, gtc, gte, ice, ign, inc, ing, int, ion, ire, nco, neg, nei, neo, net, nie, nig, nit, nog, nor, not, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, org, ort, otc, rct, rec, reg, rei, rie, rig, rin, rio, rit, roc, roe, rog, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tec, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tic, tie, tig, tin, tng, toc, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tri

Definitions for Correcting

[1] to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
[2] to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers.
[3] to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public?
[4] to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity.
[5] Mathematics , Physics . to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.
[6] to make a correction or corrections.
[7] (of stock prices) to reverse a trend, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.
[8] conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate: a correct answer.
[9] in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
[10] characterized by or adhering to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.: Is it environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree? Most of the judges in this district have correct political views.
[11] to make free from errors
[12] to indicate the errors in
[13] to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve to correct a child ; to stand corrected
[14] to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc) these glasses will correct your sight
[15] to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
[16] free from error; true; accurate the correct version
[17] in conformity with accepted standards correct behaviour

Words related to Correcting

correctprecise, perfect, strict, appropriate, legitimate, proper, equitable, factual, true, acceptable, careful, repair, upgrade, rectify, amend, review, remedy, redress, mend, regulate

Words nearby Correcting

correctcorr., corrade, corral, corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction, correction fluid, correctional, correctional facility

Origin of Correcting

1300–50; (v.) Middle English correcten (< Anglo-French correcter ) < Latin corrēctus past participle of corrigere to make straight, equivalent to cor- cor- + reg- (stem of regere to direct) + -tus past participle suffix; (adj.) (< French correct ) < Latin, as above

Other words from Correcting

cor·rect·a·ble , cor·rect·i·ble , adjective
cor·rect·a·bil·i·ty , cor·rect·i·bil·i·ty , noun
cor·rect·ing·ly , adverb
cor·rect·ly , adverb
cor·rect·ness , noun
cor·rec·tor , noun
re·cor·rect , verb (used with object)
un·cor·rect·ed , adjective
un·der·cor·rect , verb (used with object)
well-cor·rect·ed , adjective

Word origin for Correcting

C14: from Latin corrigere to make straight, put in order, from com- (intensive) + regere to rule

Synonyms for Correcting

alter, amend, cure, improve, mend, rectify, redress, regulate, remedy, repair, review, revise, straighten out, upgrade, ameliorate, better, change, debug, doctor, edit, emend, help, launder, polish, reclaim, reconstruct, reform, remodel, reorganize, retouch, right, scrub, clean up, clean up act, do over, fiddle with, fix up, get with it, go over, make over, make right, make up for, pay dues, pick up, put in order, set right, set straight, shape up, touch up, turn around