correct meaning and definition

CORRECT verb

Definition of correct (verb)

1. make right or correct
   • "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
   • synonyms: rectify, right
   • antonym: falsify
2. make reparations or amends for
   • "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
   • synonyms: compensate, redress, right
   • antonym: wrong
3. censure severely
   • "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
   • synonyms: castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate
4. adjust for
   • "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
   • synonyms: compensate, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up
5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
   • "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
   • synonyms: discipline, sort out
6. go down in value
   • "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
   • synonyms: decline, slump
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: adjust, set
8. treat a defect
   • "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

CORRECT adjective

Definition of correct (adjective)

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
   • antonym: incorrect
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
   • antonym: wrong