correct

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: rectifyrightcompensateredresschastisecastigateobjurgatechastencounterbalancemake upeven outeven off

WordNet 3.0

Verb (8)

  1. make right or correct“Correct the mistakes”“rectify the calculation”Synonyms: rectifyright
  2. make reparations or amends for“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”Synonyms: rightcompensateredress
  3. censure severely“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”Synonyms: chastisecastigateobjurgatechasten
  4. adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”Synonyms: compensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven offeven up
  5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience“The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”Synonyms: disciplinesort out
  6. go down in value“the stock market corrected”“prices slumped”Synonyms: declineslump
  7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard“Adjust the clock, please”“correct the alignment of the front wheels”Synonyms: adjustset
  8. treat a defect“The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia”

Adjective (4)

  1. 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”Synonyms: right
  2. socially right or correct“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”“correct behavior”Synonyms: right
  3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure“what's the right word for this?”“the right way to open oysters”Synonyms: right
  4. correct in opinion or judgment“time proved him right”Synonyms: right
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Correct \Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views. [1913 Webster]

Always use the most correct editions. --Felton.

Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate. [1913 Webster]

Correct \Cor*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corrected; p. pr. & vb. n. Correcting.]

1.To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster]

This is a defect in the first make of some men's minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards.— T. Burnet.[1913 Webster]

2.To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked). [1913 Webster]

3.To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying. [1913 Webster]

My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his knees he would be even with me.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations.

Syn: To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise; punish; discipline; chasten. See Amend. [1913 Webster] Correctible

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