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(verb) treat a defect
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
(verb) make right or correct
"Correct the mistakes", "rectify the calculation"
synonyms : rectify , right
(verb) 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
(verb) censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
synonyms : castigate , chasten , chastise , objurgate
(verb) go down in value
"the stock market corrected", "prices slumped"
synonyms : decline , slump
(verb) make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
synonyms : compensate , redress , right
"They've been treated unfairly, and it's time to redress the balance" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
synonyms : discipline , sort out
(verb) adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
synonyms : compensate , counterbalance , even off , even out , even up , make up
(adj.) 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
(adj.) correct in opinion or judgment
"time proved him right"
synonyms : right
(adj.) socially right or correct
"it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye", "correct behavior"
synonyms : right
(adj.) in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
"what's the right word for this?", "the right way to open oysters"
synonyms : right

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