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correct

adjective

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"
Synonyms: right Antonyms: incorrect, wrong, incorrect, wrong Similar: accurate, exact, precise, letter-perfect, word-perfect, straight
socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
Synonyms: right Similar: proper
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
Synonyms: right Similar: proper
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
Synonyms: right Antonyms: wrong Similar: right-minded

verb

make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
Synonyms: rectify, right Antonyms: falsify
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
Synonyms: compensate, redress, right Antonyms: wrong
censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Synonyms: castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate
adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
Synonyms: compensate, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
Synonyms: discipline, sort out
go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
Synonyms: decline, slump
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
Synonyms: adjust, set
treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"