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corrigo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ regō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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corrigō (present infinitive corrigere, perfect active corrēxī, supine corrēctum); third conjugation

  1. to correct (set right)
  2. to straighten
  3. to make alterations or improvements in, amend, reform
    Synonyms: ēmendō, reficiō, reparō, medeor
  4. to heal

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References

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  • corrigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corrigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corrigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to amend, correct one's mistake: errorem deponere, corrigere
    • to improve a person: mores alicuius corrigere