correction [correct an error of information; distinguish from correcting a flaw or misbehavior]

Roget category 527a

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.9. Modes of communication
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#527a. Correction [Correct an error of information; distinguish from correcting a flaw or misbehavior]

noun

correction.
disillusionment etc. 616.

verb

correct, set right, set straight, put straight — undeceive^† — enlighten.
show one one's error — point out an error, point out a fallacy — pick out an error, pick out the fallacy — open one's eyes.
pick apart an argument, confutation etc. 479 — reasoning etc. 476.

adjective

corrective.

phrase

I stand corrected.

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