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