cor·rect (k -r kt )v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects v.tr.1. a. To remove the errors or mistakes from. b. To indicate or mark the errors in. 2. To punish for the purpose of improving or reforming. 3. To remove, remedy, or counteract (a malfunction, for example). 4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car. v.intr.1. To make corrections. 2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance. adj.1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate. 2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.
[Middle English correcten, from Latin corrigere, corr ct-, to correct : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·recta·ble, cor·recti·ble adj. cor·rectly adv. cor·rectness n. cor·rector n. Synonyms: correct, rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: The omission of your name from the list will be rectified. Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm or damage: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance. Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves making reparation: The wrong is too great to be redressed. Reform implies broad change that improves form or character: "Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons" John Ruskin. Revise suggests change that results from reconsideration: The author revised her manuscript for publication. Amend implies improvement through alteration or correction: "Whenever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it" Abraham Lincoln. See Also Synonyms at punish. |
correct Adjective 1. free from error; true: the correct answer 2. in conformity with accepted standards: in most cultures there is a strong sense of correct sexual conduct Verb 1. to make free from or put right errors 2. to indicate the errors in (something) 3. to rebuke or punish in order to improve: I stand corrected 4. to make conform to a standard [Latin corrigere to make straight] correctly adv
correctness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | correct - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" debug - locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program" falsify - falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" | | 2. | correct - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"flame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | | 4. | correct - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" overcompensate, compensate, cover - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" | | 5. | correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" | | 6. | correct - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | | 7. | correct - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" proportion - adjust in size relative to other things modulate - adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos) tune, tune up - adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned" calibrate, fine-tune, graduate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" time - adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" trim - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used zero, zero in - adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" zero - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value attune - adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with time - regulate or set the time of; "time the clock" set - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" regulate, modulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" pressurise, pressurize - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" match, fit - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical ordinate, align, coordinate - bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" linearise, linearize - make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene" justify - adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" citify - accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?" | | 8. | correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" | | Adj. | 1. | 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"accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" | | 2. | correct - socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | | 3. | correct - in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | | 4. | correct - correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" |
correct verb 4. rectify, remedy, redress, right, improve, reform, cure, adjust, regulate, amend, set the record straight, emend << OPPOSITE spoil  Translations
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correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj → correcto (= accurate); exacto
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj (= accurate) → correct(e) → exact(e) (= proper); correct, convenable
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj → richtig;
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj (= accurate) → corretto/a, esatto/a (= proper); corretto/a
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