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Definitions of correct
  1. verb
    make right or correct

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  2. adjective
    correct in opinion or judgment

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  3. adjective
    socially right or correct
    "correct behavior"

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  4. verb
    censure severely
  5. verb
    go down in value
    "the stock market corrected"

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  6. verb
    punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

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  7. verb
    adjust for
    "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
  8. adjective
    in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

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  9. adjective
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    "the correct answer" "the correct version"
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  10. verb
    make reparations or amends for

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  11. verb
    alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

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  12. verb
    treat a defect
    "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"
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Definition that contains correct
  • right correct in opinion or judgment
  • correct correct in opinion or judgment
  • fusion correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
  • tame correct by punishment or discipline
  • subdue correct by punishment or discipline
  • reformatory correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
  • propriety correct or appropriate behavior
  • prosthesis corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
  • chasten correct by punishment or discipline
  • prosthetic device corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
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