berichtigen
Translation
corrected, rectified, amended
Examples
Er berichtigte den Fehler im Text.
He corrected the mistake in the text.
Sie berichtigte ihre frühere Aussage.
She corrected her earlier statement.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to correct (sth.) The teacher corrected the mistakes.
Similar Words
korrigieren (to correct), verbessern (to improve)
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' + 'richtig' (correct) + '-en'. It literally means 'to make correct'.
Memory Tips
It contains the word 'richtig' (right/correct), so think of it as the action of making something 'richtig'.