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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
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
- reformatory correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
- subdue correct by punishment or discipline
- propriety correct or appropriate behavior
- prosthesis corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
- chasten correct by punishment or discipline
- word-perfect correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words