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correctify

verb

Etymology

From correct + -ify.

  1. derived from correctus
  2. derived from correcter
  3. inherited from correcten
  4. suffixed as correctify — “correct + ify”

Definitions

  1. To correct.

    • When your worship's pleas'd to correctify a lady.
    • I've correctified the minutes of Secretary Stiles, and send it to you to publish, to let our Democratic brethren, all over the country, know that we've made a rally here to try to save the party[…]
    • "You're a demolisher?" "Apprentice!" replied Xavier enthusiastically, holding up a correctifying finger.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA