verbthird conjugation
corrigō
corrigō (present infinitive corrigere, perfect active corrēxī, supine corrēctum)
Classical[ˈkɔr.rɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.ri.ɡo]
Meaning
- to correct (set right)
- to straighten
- to make alterations or improvements in, amend, reform
- to heal
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

rēctum faciō, ēmendōcorrigō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5 and Aeneis, ch. 7
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | corrigō | corrigēbam | corrigam | corrēxī | corrēxeram | corrēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | corrigis | corrigēbās | corrigēs | corrēxistī | corrēxerās | corrēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | corrigit | corrigēbat | corriget | corrēxit | corrēxerat | corrēxerit |
| 1st pl. | corrigimus | corrigēbāmus | corrigēmus | corrēximus | corrēxerāmus | corrēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | corrigitis | corrigēbātis | corrigētis | corrēxistis | corrēxerātis | corrēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | corrigunt | corrigēbant | corrigent | corrēxērunt corrēxēre | corrēxerant | corrēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | corrigam | corrigerem | corrēxerim | corrēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | corrigās | corrigerēs | corrēxerīs | corrēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | corrigat | corrigeret | corrēxerit | corrēxisset |
| 1st pl. | corrigāmus | corrigerēmus | corrēxerīmus | corrēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | corrigātis | corrigerētis | corrēxerītis | corrēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | corrigant | corrigerent | corrēxerint | corrēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | corrigor | corrigēbar | corrigar |
| 2nd sg. | corrigeris corrigere | corrigēbāris corrigēbāre | corrigēris corrigēre |
| 3rd sg. | corrigitur | corrigēbātur | corrigētur |
| 1st pl. | corrigimur | corrigēbāmur | corrigēmur |
| 2nd pl. | corrigiminī | corrigēbāminī | corrigēminī |
| 3rd pl. | corriguntur | corrigēbantur | corrigentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | corrigar | corrigerer |
| 2nd sg. | corrigāris corrigāre | corrigerēris corrigerēre |
| 3rd sg. | corrigātur | corrigerētur |
| 1st pl. | corrigāmur | corrigerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | corrigāminī | corrigerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | corrigantur | corrigerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | corrige | corrigere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | corrigite | corrigiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | corrigitō | corrigitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | corrigitō | corrigitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | corrigitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | corriguntō | corriguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | corrigere | corrigī |
| perfect infinitive | corrēxisse | corrēctum esse |
| future infinitive | corrēctūrum esse | corrēctum īrī |
| present participle | corrigēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | corrēctus |
| future participle | corrēctūrus | corrigendus corrigundus |
gerundcorrigendī, corrigendō, corrigendumsupinecorrēctum, corrēctū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
cor-rĭgo (conr-), rexi, rectum, 3, v. a. rego,
I. to make straight, set right, bring into order.
I. Lit. (rare):
catenas, Cato, R. R. 18 fin.: alicui digitum, Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83: verbaque correctis incidere talia ceris, smoothed out, erased, Ov. M. 9, 529: corpus informe gibbo, Aug. ap. Macr. S. 2, 4: vulvas conversas, Plin. 24, 5, 13, § 22; cf.: malas labentes, Suet. Aug. 99: cursum (navis), Liv. 29, 27, 14; cf.: se flexus (fluminum), Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 16.—B. Prov.:
curva, to attempt to make crooked straight, Plin. Ep. 5, 21, 6; Sen. Lud. Mort. Claud. 8, 3.—Far more freq. and class., II. Trop., to improve, amend, correct, make better, reform, restore, make good, compensate for, etc.
A. In gen.
(a). With acc.:
aliquem corruptum ad frugem corrigere, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 81: gnatum mi, Ter. And. 3, 4, 17: ita mutat, ut ea, quae corrigere volt, mihi quidem depravare videatur, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 17: praeterita magis reprehendi possunt quam corrigi, Liv. 30, 30, 7: tarditatem cursu, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2: errorem paenitendo, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 6, 24; Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 12; cf. mendum, Cic. Att. 2, 7, 5: delicta, Sall. J. 3, 2: mores (opp. corrumpere), Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32; and, mores (with vitia emendare), Quint. 12, 7, 2: acceptam in Illyrico ignominiam, Liv. 43, 21, 4: quicquid corrigere est nefas, Hor. C. 1, 24, 20: dum resque sinit, tua corrigo vota, Ov. M. 2, 89: moram celeri cessataque tempora cursu, id. ib. 10, 670: ancipitis fortuna temporis maturā virtute correcta, Vell. 2, 79, 5: ut tibi sit qui te conrigere possis, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 27: paterer vos ipsā re conrigi, quoniam verba contemnitis, Sall. C. 52, 35: tu ut umquam te corrigas? Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 22: tota civitas corrigi solet continentiā, id. Leg. 3, 13, 30: aliā ratione malevolus, aliā amator corrigendus, id. Tusc. 4, 31, 65; id. Mur. 29, 60: conscius mihi sum ... corrigi me posse, Liv. 42, 42, 8.—Esp. freq. of improving, correcting an (oral or written) discourse, Varr. L. L. 9, § 9 Müll.; Cic. Att. 15, 1, B, 2; Quint. 1, 5, 34; Hor. A. P. 438 al.; and of the orator who employs the figure correctio (v. s. v. II.): cum corrigimus nosmet ipsos quasi reprehendentes, Cic. Or. 39, 135. —(b). Absol.:
se fateri admissum flagitium: sed eosdem correcturos esse, Liv. 5, 28, 8; cf. Suet. Caes. 56.—B. In medic. lang., to heal, cure:
lentigines, Plin. 22, 25, 74, § 156: maciem corporis, id. 31, 6, 33, § 66: cutem in facie, id. 23, 8, 75, § 144.—Hence, cor-rectus (conr-), a, um, P. a., improved, amended, correct (very rare): ut is qui fortuito deliquit, attentior fiat correctiorque, Gell. 6, 14, 2.—Hence, subst.: correctus, i, m., one who is reformed: nihil officiunt peccata vetera correcti, Lact. 6, 24, 5.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincorrigō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin corrigō From con- + regō.