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▸ verb: treat a defect ("The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia")
▸ verb: make right or correct ("Correct the mistakes")
▸ verb: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
▸ verb: adjust or make up for ("Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance")
▸ verb: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard ("Correct the alignment of the front wheels")
▸ verb: go down in value ("The stock market corrected")
▸ verb: make reparations or amends for
▸ verb: censure severely
▸ adjective: socially right or correct ("Correct behavior")
▸ adjective: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
▸ adjective: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth ("The correct answer")
▸ adjective: correct in opinion or judgment
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▸ verb: treat a defect ("The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia")
▸ verb: make right or correct ("Correct the mistakes")
▸ verb: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
▸ verb: adjust or make up for ("Engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance")
▸ verb: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard ("Correct the alignment of the front wheels")
▸ verb: go down in value ("The stock market corrected")
▸ verb: make reparations or amends for
▸ verb: censure severely
▸ adjective: socially right or correct ("Correct behavior")
▸ adjective: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
▸ adjective: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth ("The correct answer")
▸ adjective: correct in opinion or judgment
▸ Also see corrects
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to correct
▸ Usage examples for correct
▸ Idioms related to correct (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by correct
▸ Words that often appear near correct
▸ Rhymes of correct
▸ Invented words related to correct