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correct

/kə'rɛkt/

Synonyms of correct Antonyms of correct Examples of correct Usage of correct Parts of correct Definition that contains correct Words sounding like correct Explanation of correct

verb
make right or correct
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rectify right

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falsify

type of:
change by reversal turn reverse
adjective
correct in opinion or judgment
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right right-minded
adjective
socially right or correct
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"correct behavior"

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right proper
verb
censure severely
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castigate chasten chastise objurgate

type of:
call on the carpet bawl out berate call down chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand scold take to task trounce
verb
go down in value
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"the stock market corrected"

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decline slump

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descend fall come down go down
verb
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
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discipline sort out

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penalise punish penalize
verb
adjust for
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"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

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compensate counterbalance even off even out even up make up

type of:
equilibrize balance equilibrate equilibrise
adjective
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
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right proper
adjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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"the correct answer" "the correct version"

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right word-perfect precise letter-perfect exact straight accurate

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incorrect
verb
make reparations or amends for
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compensate redress right

type of:
modify alter change
verb
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
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"correct the alignment of the front wheels"

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adjust set

type of:
modify alter change
verb
treat a defect
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"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

type of:
treat care for

Examples of correct

"correct behavior"
"the stock market corrected"
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
"the correct answer"
"the correct version"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

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