Verb
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treat a defect
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
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alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
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go down in value
"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"
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punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
- sort out -
adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
- make up - even out - even off - even up -
censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
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make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes"
"rectify the calculation"
Adjective
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correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"
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in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?"
"the right way to open oysters"
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socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
"correct behavior"
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free from error
especially conforming to fact or truth
"the correct answer"
"the correct version"
"the right answer"
"took the right road"
"the right decision"