self-correct

verb

To correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.

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Meanings

verbself-correct (third-person singular simple present self-corrects, present participle self-correcting, simple past and past participle self-corrected)

present singular third person self-corrects · participle present self-correcting · participle past self-corrected · past self-corrected

  1. To correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.

Origin

From self- + correct.

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Translations

French autocorriger
  • autocorrigerTranslations
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APA

self-correct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-correct

MLA

“self-correct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-correct. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-correct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-correct.

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