An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
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The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
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An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
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The act or principle of compensating.
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The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
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The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration.
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The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.
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To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
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To dress again.
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That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…
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The act of retributing; repayment.
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of Spank
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To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.
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The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…
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of Edit
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…
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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…
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Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commissio…
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The act of punishing.
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To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove;…
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The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
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Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.
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Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
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Refutation; confutation; contradiction.
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Therapeutics.
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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…
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Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.
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Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.
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Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
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Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
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of Chasten
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The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.
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The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…
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The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.
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