corradial 
from or to the same center or point. CoJfi'irl(/r. 
[Rare.] 
corradiate (ko-ra'di-at), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
rurradiated, ppr. corradiatiuij. [< L. com-, to- 
gether, + radiatus, pp. of radiare, beam: see 
radiate."} To converge to one point, as rays of 
light. 
corradiation (ko-ra-di-a'shon), n. [< corradi- 
ate, after radiation."] A conjunction or con- 
vergence of rays in one point. Bacon ; Holland. 
corral (ko-ral'), n. [< Sp. corral = Pg. curral, 
a pen or inclosure for cattle, a fold (whence 
also perhaps S. African D. kraal: see kraal), 
< Sp. Pg. corro, a circle or ring, a place to bait 
bulls, < correr, < L. enrrere, run: see current.] 
1. A pen or inclosure for horses or cattle. 
[Common in Spanish America and parts of the 
United States.] 
On the hillsides a round corral for herds would occa- 
sionally be seen. Lathrop, Spanish Vistas, p. 73. 
About a hundred horses were driven into a large corral, 
and several gauehos and peons, some on horseback and 
some on foot, exhibited their skill with the lasso. 
Lady Brassey, Voyage of Sunbeam, I. vi. 
2. An inclosure, usually a wide circle, formed 
of the wagons of an ox- or mule-train by emi- 
grants crossing the plains, for encampment 
at night, or in case of attack by Indians, the 
horses and cattle grazing within the circle. 
See corral, v. t. [Western U. S.] 3. A strong 
stockade or inclosure for capturing wild ele- 
phants in Ceylon. 
corral (ko-ral'), v. t.; pret. and pp. corralled, 
ppr. corralling, [(.corral, .] 1. To drive into 
a corral ; inclose and secure in a corral, as live 
stock. 
Their cultivated farms and corralled cattle were appro- 
priated as though the Indian owners had been so many 
wild beasts. JVew Princeton Rev., II. 228. 
2. To capture; make prisoner of ; take posses- 
sion of ; appropriate ; scoop : as, they corralled 
the whole outfit that is, captured them all. 
[Colloq., western U. S.] 
The disposition to corral everything, from quicksilver to 
wheat, from the Comstock lode to the agricultural lands, 
... is a great obstacle to California's healthy develop- 
ment. S. Bmi'les, in Men-jam, II. 387. 
3. Figuratively, to corner ; leave no escape to 
in discussion; corner in argument. [Colloq., 
western U. S.] 4. To form into a corral; 
form a corral or inclosure by means of. See 
extract. 
They corral the waggons ; that is to say, they set them 
in the form of an ellipse, open only at one end, for.safety ; 
each waggon locked against its neighbour, overlapping it 
by a third of the length, like scales in plate armour ; this 
ellipse being the form of defence against Indian attack 
which long experience in frontier warfare had proved to 
the old Mexican traders in these regions to be the most 
effective shield. When the waggons are corralled the oxen 
are turned loose to graze. 
W. Hepworth Dixon, New America, xiii. 
corrasivet, a. and . [Formerly also corasive; 
appar. orig. an error for corrosive, but in form 
< L. corrasns, pp. of corradere, scrape or rake 
together (see corrade), + -ive.~\ I. a. Corrosive. 
II. n. A corrosive. 
1st 31. Come on, Sir, I will lay the law to you. 
2rf M . O, rather lay a corrosive ; the law will eat to the 
bone. Webster, Duchess of Main, iv. 2. 
corrasivet, ' t. [< corrosive, n.] To eat into; 
corrode ; wear away. 
Till irksome noise have cloy'd your ears, 
And corrasiv'd your hearts. 
Webster, Duchess of Malfl, iv. 2. 
correal (kor'e-al), . [< ML. "correalis, < LL. 
correus, conreus, a partaker in guilt, an accom- 
plice, < L. com-, together, + reus, one accused, < 
res, a thing, case, cause : see real, res.] Having 
joint obligation or guilt Correal obligations, in 
Rom. law, obligations where, notwithstanding a plurality 
of creditors or debtors, there exists but one debt, so that, 
while each creditor has the right to ask payment of the 
whole debt and each debtor is bound to pay it, payment 
to only one discharges the others. They were generally 
founded by express stipulation, as, in the absence of such 
stipulation, the general rule was that each party had only 
to pay or could only ask his proportionate share of the 
whole debt. 
correct (ko-rekf ), v. t. [< ME. correcten, corec- 
tcn, corretten, < L. correctus, conrectus, pp. of cor- 
rigere, conrigere (> It. correggere = Sp. corregir 
= Pg. correger = F. corriger), make straight, 
make right, make better, improve, correct, < 
com-, together, + regere, make straight, rule: 
see regular, rector, right.] 1. To make straight 
or right; remove error from; bring into accor- 
dance with a standard or original; point out 
errors in. 
Retracts his Sentence, and corrects his count, 
Hakes Death go back for fifteen yeers. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Decay. 
1278 
This is a defect in the make of some men's minds which 
can scarce ever be corrected afterwards. 
T. Burnet, Theory of the Earth, Fret. 
The sense of reality gives new force when it conies in 
to correct the vagueness of our ideals. 
J. R. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p. 147. 
If you would correct my false view of facts hold up 
to me the same facts in the true order of thought, and I 
cannot go back from the new conviction. 
Emerson, Eloquence. 
2. Specifically (n) To note or mark errors or 
defects in, as a printer's proof, a book, a manu- 
script, etc., by marginal or interlinear writing. 
(6) To make alterations in, as type set for print- 
ing, according to the marking on a proof taken 
from it ; make the changes required by : as, to 
correct a page or a form; to correct a proof. 
[The latter phrase is used both of the marking of the er- 
rors ill a proof and of making the changes in the type 
indicated by the marks ; but in the first sense printers 
usually speak of reading or marking proofs.] 
3. To point out and remove, or endeavor to re- 
move, an error or fault in : as, to correct an as- 
tronomical observation. 4. To destroy or frus- 
trate ; remove or counteract the operation or 
effects of, especially of something that is un- 
desirable or injurious; rectify: as, to correct 
abuses ; to correct the acidity of the stomach 
by alkaline preparations. 
Heaven has corrected the boundlessness of his voluptu- 
ous desires by stinting his strength. Steele, Tatler, No. 211. 
There was a time when it was the fashion for public 
men to say, " Show me a proved abuse, and I will do my 
best to correct it." Lord Palmerston. 
5. Specifically, in optics, to eliminate from (an 
eyepiece or object-glass) the spherical or chro- 
matic aberration which tends to make the im- 
age respectively indistinct or discolored. See 
aberration, 4. With respect to chromatic aberration, 
the glass is said to be over-corrected or under-corrected, ac- 
cording as the red rays are brought to a focus beyond or 
within that of the violet rays. 
If we suppose a person to be blind to the extreme blue 
and the violet rays only of the spectrum, to him an over- 
corrected object-glass would be perfect. Science, III. 487. 
6. To endeavor to cause moral amendment in ; 
especially, punish for wrong-doing ; discipline. 
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest. 
Prov. xxix. 17. 
"Speak cleanly, good fellow," said jolly Robin, 
" And give better terms to me ; 
Else He thee correct for thy neglect, 
And make thee more mannerly." 
Robin Hood and the Tanner (Child's Ballads, V. 225). 
=Syn. Improve, Better. See amend. 
correct (ko-rekf), a. [= D. Dan. Sw. korrekt 
= G. correct = F. correct = Sp. Pg. correcto = 
It. corretto (obs.), < L. correctus, conrectus, im- 
proved, amended, correct, pp. of corrigere, con- 
rigere : see correct, v.] In accordance or agree- 
ment with a certain standard, model, or origi- 
nal; conformable to truth, rectitude, or pro- 
priety; not faulty; free from error or misap- 
prehension ; accurate : as, the correct time. 
Always use the most correct editions. 
Felton, On Reading the Classics. 
Mr. Hunt is, we suspect, quite correct in saying that 
Lord Byron could see little or no merit in Spenser. 
Macaulay, Moore's Byron. 
If the code were a little altered. Colley Cibber might be 
a more correct poet than Pope. Macaulay, Moore's Byron. 
Correct inference. See inference. =Syn. Exact, Precise, 
etc. (see accurate), right, faultless, perfect, proper. 
cqrrectt (ko-rekf), n. [< correct, v.~\ Correc- 
tion. 
Past the childish fear, fear of a stripe, 
Or school's correct with deeper grave impression. 
Ford, Fame's Memorial. 
correctable, correctible (ko-rek'ta-bl, -ti-bl), 
p. [< correct, v., -t- -able, -iole.] Capable of be- 
ing corrected ; that may be corrected or coun- 
teracted. 
The coldnesse and windinesse, easily correctable with 
spice. Fuller, Worthies, Gloucestershire. 
correctant (ko-rek'tant), a. and n. [< correct 
+ -anti.] I. a. Corrective. [Rare.] 
II. n. A correcting agent. 
It [creasote] is not only a correctant of the salicylic 
acid, but also the best adjuvant we can find. 
Med. Sews, XLIX. 437. 
correctible, a. See correctable. 
correctifyt (ko-rek'ti-fl), i>. t. [< correct, a., + 
-fy. Cf. rectify.] To make correct ; set right. 
It is not to be a justice of peace, 
To pick natural philosophy out of bawdry, 
When your worship's pleas'd to correctify a lady. 
Fletcher (and another), Elder Brother, ii. 1. 
correctingly (ko-rek'ting-li), adv. In a correct- 
ing manner ; by way of correction. 
"Matthew Moon, mem, "said Henry Vr&y,correctin<jly. 
T. Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, x. 
correcting-plate (ko-rek'ting-plat), n. Same 
as compensator (a). 
corrective 
correction (ko-rek'shpn), n. [< ME. correc- 
clon, -ioiin, < OF. correction, F. correction = Sp. 
correccion = Pg. correcc&o = It. correzione, < 
L. correctio(n-), conrectio(n-), amendment, im- 
provement, correction, < corrigere, conrigere, 
pp. correctus, conrectus, amend, correct: see 
correct, r.] 1. The act of correcting, or of 
bringing into conformity to a standard, model, 
or original : as, the correction of an arithmetical 
computation ; the correction of a proof-sheet. 
Nowe Marche is doon, and to correctioun 
His book is goon, as other did afore. 
I'aUadhu, Hiuhondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 139. 
2. The act of noting and pointing out for re- 
moval or amendment, as errors, defects, mis- 
takes, or faults of any kind. 
Another poet, in another age, may take the same liberty 
with my writings ; if, at least, they live long enough to 
deserve correction. Jlryden, Pref. to Fables. 
3. The change or amendment indicated or ef- 
fected; that which is proposed or substituted 
for what is wrong ; an emendation : as, the cor- 
rections on a proof. 
Corrections or improvements should be adjoined, by way 
of note and commentary, in their proper places. Watts. 
4f. Correctness. [Rare.] 
So certain is it that correction is'the touchstone of writ- 
ing. Johnson, Greek Comedy. 
5. In math, and physics, a subordinate quantity 
which has to be taken into account and applied 
in order to insure accuracy, as in the use of an 
instrument or the solution of a problem. 6. 
The act of counteracting or removing what- 
ever is undesirable, inconvenient, or injurious: 
as, the correction of abuses in connection with 
the public service ; the correction of acidity of 
the stomach. 7. In optics, the elimination of 
spherical or chromatic aberration from an eye- 
piece or object-glass ; also, loosely, the error 
produced by aberration of the two kinds. 
The correction of an object-glass may be lessened by sep- 
arating the lenses. Science, III. 487. 
8. The rectification of faults, or the attempt to 
rectify them, as in character or conduct, by the 
use of restraint or punishment ; that which cor- 
rects ; chastisement ; discipline ; reproof. 
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither 
be weary of his correction. Prov. iii. 11. 
Wilt thou, pupil-like, 
Take thy correction mildly? kiss the rod? 
Shah., Rich. II., v. 1. 
Their ordinary correction is to beat them with cudgels. 
Capt. John Smith, True Travels, I. 144. 
Commissioners of charities and correction. See 
commissioner. Correction of a fluent, in math., a pro- 
cess in fluxions equivalent to the determination of the con- 
stant of integration. Correction of the press, the 
marking of errors or defects in proof-sheets to be cor- 
rected by the printers in the type from which they were 
taken. House of correction, a place of confinement 
intended to be reformatory in character, to which persons 
convicted of minor offenses, and not considered as belong- 
ing to the class of professional criminals, are sentenced for 
short terms. Under correction, as subject to correc- 
tion ; as liable to error. 
Biron. Three times thrice is nine. 
Cost. Not so, sir ; under correction, sir ; I hope it is not 
so. ShoJc., L. L. L., v. 2. 
I speak under correction ; for I do not pretend to look at 
the subject as a question of psychology, but simply for the 
moment as one of education. 
Stubbs, Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 17. 
correctional (ko-rek'shon-al), a. [= F. correc- 
tionnel = Sp. Pg. correctional, < ML. correctio- 
ualis, < L. eorrectio(n-), improvement : see cor- 
rection.] Tending to or intended for correction 
or reformation. 
When a state has a number of correctional institutions. 
The Century, XXXII. 167. 
correctionert (ko-rek'shon-er), . [< correction 
+ -erl.] One who is or has been in a house 
of correction. 
You filthy, famished correctwner! 
Sltak., 2 Hen. IV., v. 4. 
corrective (ko-rek'tiv), . and n. [= F. correc- 
tif= Sp. Pg. corrective = It. correttivo, < L. as 
if *correctii-wf!, < correctus, pp. of corrigere, cor- 
rect: see correct, v., and -ice.] I. </. Having 
the power to correct ; having the quality of re- 
moving or counteracting what is wrong, errone- 
ous, or injurious ; tending to rectify : as, cor- 
rective penalties. 
This corrective spice, the mixture whereof maketh know- 
ledge so sovereign, is charity. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, i. 9. 
Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of bilious alknli. 
Ai-ltiithnot. 
Patiently waiting, with a quiet corrective word and ges- 
ture here and there. Jour, of Education, XVIII. 404. 
II. n. 1. That which has the power of cor- 
recting or amending; that which has the qual- 
