Correct

Related Terms:

right accurate true proper spot on correction redub corrigible error correctify tap drill abuse of notation unfuck orthonym auto tune orthodontics attest corrects diorthotic off mark correcting supplement rectitudinous orthodoxia valid truth examination red pencil take something as read corright decent hamming code if it ain't broke don't fix it orthology ring true precorrect adaptive optics grade right on cast out nines well behaved work out orthoepically corrected rework remedial in right politically correct put straight correctly miscorrect correctamundo on mark letter perfect misdefine appropriate well mannered correctress attested palatoplasty orthometric scaff tag orthotypography nitpick recorrect correctively inform set straight emend remediate on right track papers corrector well formed formula corrupt shape up remedy corrective copy editor affirmative rightness cromulent temperament noncorrecting undercorrect set record straight spelling through wrong end of telescope illogically ring monocle unfit copy edit hypocorrect true up darn tootin errorless corrigibly compensate corrigendum precise correction factor mop up scrub hypercorrection countermeasure good form orthopedic shoe on money pontificate clear up self correcting grammatical yeah right just schrödinger's cat noncorrect right as rain overcorrect noncorrected perverted reformative review incorrect call on orthography rightish straighten out invalid correctrix correctitude quadfecta orthophotography leave well enough alone righten coram nobis orthodoxly manners incorrigible you're right two wrongs don't make right purism mail relay on one's high horse hung self correct rectify second guess fix answer grammar real mark eye fit fact beneath rhombus

Definitions:

Verb

correct rectify right

Definition: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

right compensate redress correct

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

chastise castigate objurgate chasten correct

Definition: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

compensate counterbalance correct make up even out even off even up

Definition: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

discipline correct sort out

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

decline slump correct

Definition: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

adjust set correct

Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

correct

Definition: treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

Definition: To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

Adjective

correct right

Definition: 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"

correct right

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

correct right

Definition: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

right correct

Definition: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

Definition: Free from error; true; accurate.