corregir
/koreˈxiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to correct
✏️ corregir = co + regir (to rule): it straightens things, like correct
From Latin corrigere: com- (thoroughly) + regere (to rule, to make straight). English correct comes from the same root. Regir means to govern in Spanish, so corregir is to bring something back into line.