Coerect

/koʊˈɛrɛkt/ verb

Definition

To erect or raise together with another; to construct or build jointly.

Etymology

From co- (together) + erect (to raise, build), from Latin erigere. This is a rare compound verb, combining the prefix co- meaning 'jointly' with the common verb erect.

Kelly Says

This is an extremely rare word that most English speakers have never encountered—it means to build something together with someone else. While perfectly logical as a word formation, English speakers prefer just 'erect' and use 'together' as a separate word rather than embedding it in the verb.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ更正
me-ghir-ez
ARالعربية
تصحيح
tas-hīḥ
BNবাংলা
সঠিক করা
soth-ik kor-a
CACatalà
corregir
kor-reh-zhir
CSČeština
opravit
oh-pra-vit
DADansk
korrigere
kor-ree-reh-reh
DEDeutsch
korrigieren
kor-ree-GEE-ren
ELΕλληνικά
διορθώσει
dee-or-tho-see
ESEspañol
corregir
kor-REH-geer
FAفارسی
اصلاح کردن
e-sla-h kar-dan
FISuomi
korjata
kor-ja-ta
FRFrançais
corriger
kor-REE-zher
GUGU
સુધારવું
su-dha-rav-nu
HAHA
gyara
gy-a-ra
HEעברית
ל補ות
le-po-ot
HIहिन्दी
सही करना
sa-hee kar-na
HUMagyar
javítani
ja-vi-ti-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memperbaiki
mem-per-ba-iki
IGIG
kwuo
kwo-o
ITItaliano
correggere
kor-reh-GEH-reh
JA日本語
修正する
sho-shuu suru
KKKK
жасау
zha-sau
KMKM
លក់
lok
KO한국어
바로잡다
baro-jab-da
MRMR
सुधारा
su-dha-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
betulkan
be-tul-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu-pyin
NLNederlands
correctief
kor-rek-tief
NONorsk
korrigere
kor-ree-reh-reh
PAPA
ਸੁધਾਰੋ
su-dha-ro
PLPolski
skorygować
skoh-ree-go-vat'
PTPortuguês
corrigir
kor-REE-zhir
RORomână
corecta
kor-rek-ta
RUРусский
исправлять
is-pra-vlyat'
SVSvenska
korrigera
kor-ree-geh-ra
SWKiswahili
kurekebisha
koo-reh-keh-bee-sha
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்ய
sa-ri-chey-ya
TEతెలుగు
వ校ిస్తుంది
va-chho-li-stu-ndi
THไทย
แก้ไข
gae-kai
TLTL
ayusin
a-yoo-sin
TRTürkçe
düzeltmek
dju-zhel-tmek
UKУкраїнська
виправляти
vi-vry-la-ty
URاردو
اصلاح کرنا
is-la-h kar-na
VITiếng Việt
sửa
swee-ah
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
纠正
jiū zhèng
ZUZU
qonda
qon-da

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