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correct [a]

1)	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"

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accurate accurate letter-perfect straight proper true correctness incorrect

2)	socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

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3)	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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4)	correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

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right-minded wrong

correct [v]

1)	make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

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change_by_reversal correction falsify amend debug

2)	make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

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compensate redress right

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alter redress amends compensation compensation compensate right right wrong over-correct aby

3)	censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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castigate chasten chastise objurgate

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bawl_out chiding bawling_out castigation chastening flame

4)	adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

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compensate counterbalance even_off even_out even_up

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balance counterbalance balance compensation carry compensate

5)	punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

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discipline sort_out

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penalise correction

6)	go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

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7)	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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alter adjustment adjuster proportion modulate temper tune calibrate tune time trim zero zero readjust attune time set modulate focalise sync pressurise decompress fit plumb align harmonise linearise justify citify

8)	treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

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