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verbmake right or correctOpposite:type of:
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adjectivecorrect in opinion or judgment
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"correct behavior"adjectivesocially right or correct
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verbcensure severely
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"the stock market corrected"verbgo down in value
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verbpunish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
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"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"verbadjust for
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adjectivein accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
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"the correct answer" "the correct version"adjectivefree from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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verbmake reparations or amends for
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"correct the alignment of the front wheels"verbalter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
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"The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"verbtreat a defect
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right time turn true change set fall straight cover carry treat match fit focus proper zero exact balance tune punish graduate temper repair flame reverse lecture discipline precise accurate jaw adjust sync justify rag scold alter trim decline descend compensate remedy correction reset proportion coordinate atone sharpen reconcile regulate slump modify align reprimand rectify amend synchronize plumb redress correctness rebuke corrective decompress berate chastise chide penalize harmonize ordinate counterbalance readjust modulate calibrate pressurize pressurise debug attune trounce synchronise overcompensate depressurise remediate castigate chasten aby depressurize expiate change by reversal right-minded objurgate call on the carpet bawl out call down chew out chew up dress down have words lambast lambaste remonstrate take to task come down go down sort out penalise corrigible even off even out even up make up equilibrize equilibrate equilibrise word-perfect letter-perfect over-correct abye tune up citify fine-tune focalise focalize harmonise zero in linearise linearize care for