corrective

cor·rec·tive

 (kə-rĕk′tĭv)

adj.

Tending or intended to correct: corrective lenses.

n.

An agent that corrects.

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cor·rec′tive·ly adv.

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corrective

(kəˈrɛktɪv)

adj

tending or intended to correct

n

something that tends or is intended to correct

corˈrectively adv

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cor•rec•tive

(kəˈrɛk tɪv)

adj.

1. tending to correct.

n.

2. a means of correcting.

[1525–35; (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin]

cor•rec′tive•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corrective - a device for treating injury or disease restorative device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" pack - a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect face pack, pack - a cream that cleanses and tones the skin pick-me-up, pickup - anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" prosthesis, prosthetic device - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
Adj.	1.	corrective - designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" disciplinal, disciplinary nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
	2.	corrective - tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses" bettering - changing for the better

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corrective

adjective

1. remedial, therapeutic, palliative, restorative, rehabilitative He has received extensive corrective surgery to his skull.

2. disciplinary, punitive, penal, reformatory He was placed in a corrective institution for children.

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corrective

adjective

Tending to correct:

amendatory, emendatory, reformative, reformatory, remedial.

noun

Something that corrects or counteracts:

antidote, countermeasure, curative, cure, remedy.

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Translations

مُخَفِّف ، مُصَحِّـح

nápravný

forbedrendekorrigerende

verbessernd

διορθωτικός

correctivo

correctif

leiîréttingar-; betrunar-

correttivo

forbedrendekorrigerende

düzelticiıslah edici

改正的

corrective

[kəˈrektɪv]

A. ADJ → correctivo

B. N → correctivo m

C. CPD corrective glasses NPL → gafas fpl correctoras
corrective surgery N → cirugía f correctiva

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corrective

adj → korrigierend; to take corrective action → korrigierend eingreifen; to have corrective surgery → sich einem korrigierenden Eingriff unterziehen

n (Pharm, fig) → Korrektiv nt

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corrective

[kəˈrɛktɪv]

1. adj (surgery) → correttivo/a

2. n → correttivo

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correct

(kəˈrekt) verb

1. to remove faults and errors from. These spectacles will correct his eye defect. korrigeer يُصَحِّح отстранявам corrigir napravit, korigovat verbessern afhjælpe; rette op på διορθώνωcorregir korrigeerima اصلاح کردن؛ درست کردن korjata corriger לְתָקֵן ठीक करना ispraviti korrigál memperbaiki leiðrétta correggere 矯正する 정정하다 pataisyti, patikslinti, koreguoti, sureguliuoti koriģēt; []labot; regulēt membetulkan corrigeren rette opp/på, korrigere, avhjelpe poprawiać سم corrigir a corecta исправлять korigovať popraviti poboljšati korrigera, rätta till แก้ไขให้ถูกต้อง düzeltmek 糾正，矯正 виправляти; коригувати درست كرنا، ٹ‍ھ‍ی‍ک کرنا sửa 纠正（错误）

2. (of a teacher etc) to mark errors in. I have fourteen exercise books to correct. nasien يُصَحِّح الأخطاء поправям corrigir opravit korrigieren rette διορθώνω, επισημαίνω τα λάθη corregir parandama تصحیح کردن merkitä virheet corriger לְתָקֵן गलती पर निशान लगाना popraviti kijavít mengoreksi leiðrétta, fara yfir correggere 添削する (잘못을) 지적하다 (iš)taisyti []labot periksa corrigerenrette poprawiać اصلاح کول corrigir a corecta исправлять opraviť popraviti ispraviti rätta ตรวจแก้ düzeltmek 修改(作業) виправляти غلطياں نكالنا، تصحيح كرنا chữa bài 修改（作业）

adjective

1. free from faults or errors. This sum is correct. korrek صَحيح верен correto správný richtig korrekt σωστόςcorrecto õige, veatu صحیح؛ بی غلط virheetön exact מתוּקַן त्रुटिहीन točan hibátlan betul réttur corretto 間違いのない 정확한 teisingas, tikslus pareizs betul juistkorrekt, riktigprawidłowy, słuszny صحیح correcto corect правильный správny pravilen tačan korrekt, riktig ไม่มีผิดพลาด doğru 正確的，無誤的 правильний, точний درست ، ٹ‍ھ‍ی‍ک chính xác 正确的，恰当的

2. right; not wrong. Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct. korrek صَحيح правилен correto správný; mající pravdu richtig rigtig; ret σωστόςcorrecto; tener razón õige, õigus درست oikea juste; avoir raisonנכון सही, ठीक u pravu helyes betul réttur corretto, giusto 正しい 옳은 teisingas, teisus, tinkamas pareizs; korekts betul juistriktigpoprawny سم correcto exact; just правильный správny pravilen ispravan korrekt, rätt ถูกต้อง haklı, doğru 對的，沒錯 вірний صحيح، سچ đúng 对的，没错

corˈrection (-ʃən) noun

verbetering تَصْحيح поправка correção korektura, opravování, oprava die Verbesserung rettelse διόρθωσηcorrección parandus اصلاح؛ تصحیح korjaus correctionתיקון शोधन, सुधार, शुद्धि ispravak kijavítás, helyesbítés; büntetés koreksi leiðrétting correzione 訂正 정정 (iš)taisymas, pataisymas, pataisa, korektyva labošana; labojums; korekcija pembetulan correctieretting, korreksjonpoprawa اصلاح،سمول correcção corectare; corec­tură исправление oprava poprava ispravka korrigering, rättning, rättelse การแก้ไข düzeltme; iyileştirme 糾正，矯正，修改 виправлення; корекція اصلاح، تصحيح sự chữa bài 订正，改正，改正的地方

corˈrective (-tiv) adjective

setting right. corrective treatment. korrektief مُخَفِّف ، مُصَحِّـح поправителен corretivo nápravný verbessernd forbedrende; korrigerende διορθωτικός, σωφρονιστικόςcorrectivo parandav اصلاحی؛ ترمیمی korjaava correctifמתקן सुधार के लिये korektivan javító yang memperbaiki leiðréttingar-; betrunar- correttivo 矯正的な 교정하는 pataisomasis korektīvs; koriģējošs pembetulan correctioneelforbedrende, korrigerende korekcyjny اصلاحی correctivo care corectează исправительный nápravný popraven popravni förbättrande, rättande, korrigerande ที่เป็นการทำให้ถูกต้อง düzeltici, ıslah edici 矯正的 виправний; коригуючий اصلاح كن، تاديبى đúng đắn 改正的

corˈrectly adverb

juis بِصورَةِ صَحيحَـه правилно corretamente správně richtig korrekt; rigtigt σωστάcorrectamente õigesti بطور صحیح oikein correctement בְצוּרָה נְכוֹנָה शुद्वतापूर्वक točno helyesen dengan tepat á réttan hátt correttamente 正しく 정확하게 teisingai, tiksliai, tinkamai, korektiškai pareizi; korekti dengan betul juistkorrekt, riktigpoprawnie د صحیح په توګه correctamente (în mod) corect правильно správne pravilno tačno korrekt, rätt, riktigt อย่างถูกต้อง doğru şekilde 正確地 правильно درستگی س‍ے، ٹ‍ھ‍ی‍ک س‍ے chính xác 正确地

corˈrectness noun

juistheid صِحَّـه точност correção správnost die Korrektheit korrekthed; rigtighed ορθότηταexactitud, corrección veatus صحت؛ درستی virheettömyys correctionנכונות शुद्वता točnost kifogástalanság ketepatan réttleiki correttezza 正確さ 정확성 teisingumas, korektiškumas pareizums; korektums ketepatan juistheidriktighet, korrekthetpoprawność صحیح correcção corectitudine правильность správnosť pravilnost tačnost korrekthet, riktighet ความถูกต้อง doğruluk, yanlışsızlık 正確 правильність; точність درستگی sự đúng đắn 正确

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corrective

adj corrector

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