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  • Definition
    • correct :make right or correct
      • Correct the mistakes|rectify the calculation

    • correct :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

    • correct :make reparations or amends for
      • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

    • correct :socially right or correct
      • it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye|correct behavior

    • correct :censure severely
      • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks

    • correct :in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
      • what's the right word for this?|the right way to open oysters

    • correct :adjust for
      • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

    • correct :correct in opinion or judgment
      • time proved him right

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