Correctable vs. Corrigible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Correctable and Corrigible
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Correctable
To make or put right
Correct a mistake.
Correct a misunderstanding.
Corrigible
Capable of being corrected, reformed, or improved.
Correctable
To remove the errors or mistakes from
Corrected her previous testimony.
Corrigible
Able to be corrected or set right.
Correctable
To indicate or mark the errors in
Correct an exam.
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Corrigible
(obsolete) Submissive to correction
Correctable
To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
Corrigible
(obsolete) Deserving chastisement.
Correctable
To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
Corrigible
(obsolete) Having power to correct.
Correctable
To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example)
The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.
Corrigible
Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
Correctable
To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition
Correct the wheel alignment on a car.
Corrigible
Submissive to correction; docile.
Correctable
To make corrections.
Corrigible
Deserving chastisement; punishable.
He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language.
Correctable
To make adjustments; compensate
Correcting for the effects of air resistance.
Corrigible
Having power to correct; corrective.
The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Correctable
Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
Corrigible
Capable of being corrected or set right;
A corrigible defect
A corrigible prisoner
Correctable
Conforming to standards; proper
Correct behavior.
Correctable
Able to be corrected
Correctable
Capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent;
A correctable image
Correctable
Capable of being corrected by additions;
An amendable flaw
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