correct

Words with a similar base: correct

'correct'

[correct.v.01] as in: make right or correct

Examples:
Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation

correct, right, chastise, compensate, discipline, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right, rectify, refine, reform, rectify, rectify, right, right, right_field, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, proper, right, right, right, right, right, good, veracious, right, right, right, right, properly, right, right, mighty, justly, correctly

correction, correction, correction, correction, correction, discipline, correction, rectification, rectification, rectification

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falsify, fudge, falsify, falsify, interpolate

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change_by_reversal, change

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debug, rectify

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accede, act, adjust, affect, amiss, arrive, be_active, bequeath, by_rights, center, center_field, change, chastise, compensate, concentrate, correct, correctly, decline, deepen, depart, deviate, discipline, disinherit, embark, enroll, enter, entrust, exchange, exit, falsify, faulty, figure, focus_on, forget, fudge, go, good, ill-timed, impart, improper, incorrect, incorrectly, insert, interpolate, justly, kernel, leave, left, left_field, leftover, mighty, motion, motivate, move, plaza, proper, properly, record, right, right_field, sidetrack, switch, transfer, travel, variety, veracious, wrong

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'correct'

[right.v.01] as in: make reparations or amends for

Examples:
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

right, right, right_field, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, correct, right, correct, correct, right, right, proper, right, right, right, correct, right, right, good, veracious, right, right, right, right, properly, right, right, mighty, justly, correctly, compensate, compensate, cover, pay, compensate, damages, redress, chastise, discipline, decline, adjust, correct

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wrong, wrong, wrong, incorrect, wrong, improper, amiss, wrong, wrong, wrong, ill-timed, faulty, incorrectly

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change

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expiate, over-correct

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accede, adjust, amiss, arrive, bequeath, by_rights, center, center_field, chastise, compensate, concentrate, correct, correctly, decline, discipline, disinherit, embark, enroll, enter, entrust, exit, falsely, falsify, faulty, figure, focus_on, forget, fudge, good, ill-timed, impart, improper, improperly, incorrect, incorrectly, insert, interpolate, justly, kernel, leave, left, left_field, leftover, mighty, plaza, proper, properly, record, right, right_field, veracious, wrong, wrongly

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'correct'

[chastise.v.01] as in: censure severely

Examples:
She chastised him for his insensitive remarks

chastise, castigate, condemn, chasten, tame, correct, right, compensate, discipline, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right

castigation, correction, castigation, chiding, corrective, corrective, corrective

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call_on_the_carpet, express

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flame

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adjust, chastise, compensate, correct, correctly, decline, discipline, good, justly, mighty, proper, properly, right, right_field, veracious

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'correct'

[compensate.v.01] as in: adjust for

Examples:
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

compensate, compensate, cover, right, pay, compensate, counterweight, balance, counterbalance, oppose, counteract, correct, chastise, discipline, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right, constitute, make_up, make_up, fabricate, make, reconcile, make_up, flush, even, even, square_up

compensation, compensation, recompense, counterweight, balance, counterbalance, compensate, oppose, counteract, corrective, corrective, corrective

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balance, change

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cover, carry

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adjust, balance, balance_wheel, chastise, compensate, correct, correctly, counterweight, decline, discipline, good, justly, libra, mighty, poise, proper, properly, proportion, remainder, right, right_field, symmetry, veracious

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'correct'

[discipline.v.02] as in: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

Examples:
The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently

discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, correct, right, chastise, compensate, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right, classify, clear

discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, discipline, corrigible, corrective, corrective, corrective, correction, correction, correction, correction, correction, correction

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punish

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adjust, chastise, compensate, correct, correctly, corrigible, decline, discipline, good, justly, mighty, proper, properly, right, right_field, veracious

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'correct'

[decline.v.06] as in: go down in value

Examples:
the stock market corrected
prices slumped

decline, decline, decay, descent, worsen, refuse, refuse, decline, decline, decline, decline, slump, depression, slump, slump, slump, correct, right, chastise, compensate, discipline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right

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descend, travel

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accrue, adjust, ailment, arrange, bad, badly, bent, capitulation, change_of_location, chastise, compensate, condescend, correct, correctly, cull, decay, decline, decrease, defy, deny, derive, descend, descent, determine, determined, disapprove, discipline, dress, drop, ebb, evil, fall, fit, fix, fixed, fructify, garbage, go_to_bed, good, hand_over, hang, hardened, hardening, ill, jell, justly, laid, lie_down, lineage, located, locomotion, malefic, mighty, origin, place, plant, precipitate, proper, properly, put, put_on, refuse, regretful, reject, resist, rig, right, right_field, rule_out, seat, set, set_up, sic, sit, sit_down, specify, spill, stage_set, travel, turn_in, twilight, typeset, veracious, wane, worse, worsen

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'correct'

[adjust.v.01] as in: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

Examples:
Adjust the clock, please
correct the alignment of the front wheels

adjust, align, adjust, adjust, adjust, set, set, set, stage_set, set, bent, set, set, hardening, set, set, set, set, put, determine, specify, set, set, set, fix, set, set, set, arrange, plant, set, jell, typeset, set, set, set, sic, place, rig, set_up, fructify, dress, fit, fixed, located, laid, set, determined, hardened, correct, right, chastise, compensate, discipline, decline, correct, correct, correct, correct, right

adjustive, adjustable, adjustable, adjustment, alteration, adjustment, adaptation, allowance, adjuster, corrective, corrective, corrective

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change

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calibrate, tune, harmonize, temper, attune, linearize, align, focus, citify, regulate, readjust, depressurize, plumb, trim, justify, modulate, pressurize, zero, zero, time, tune, match, proportion, set, time, synchronize

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accrue, adjust, align, arrange, bent, capitulation, chastise, compensate, concenter, concentrate, correct, correctly, decline, decrease, depressurize, descend, descent, determine, determined, discipline, dress, drop, ebb, fall, fit, fix, fixed, focus, fructify, go_to_bed, good, hand_over, hang, hardened, hardening, jell, justly, laid, lie_down, lineage, located, mighty, origin, place, plant, precipitate, pressurize, proper, properly, put, put_on, rig, right, right_field, seat, set, set_up, sic, sit, sit_down, specify, spill, stage_set, stress, supercharge, synchronize, tune, turn_in, twilight, typeset, veracious, wane

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'correct'

[correct.v.08] as in: treat a defect

Examples:
The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia

correct, right, chastise, compensate, discipline, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right

corrective, corrective, corrective

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treat

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adjust, chastise, compensate, correct, correctly, decline, discipline, good, justly, mighty, proper, properly, right, right_field, veracious

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'correct'

[correct.a.01] as in: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

Examples:
the correct answer
the correct version
the right answer
took the right road
the right decision

correct, right, chastise, compensate, discipline, decline, adjust, correct, correct, correct, correct, right, right, right, right_field, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, proper, right, right, right, right, right, good, veracious, right, right, right, right, properly, right, right, mighty, justly, correctly

accurate, true, proper, straight, letter-perfect, accurate, correctness, correctness, rightness, appropriateness, justness

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incorrect, wrong, incorrect, faulty, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, improper, amiss, wrong, wrong, ill-timed, incorrectly

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correct

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accede, accurate, adjust, amiss, appropriateness, arrive, bequeath, by_rights, center, center_field, chastise, compensate, concentrate, correct, correctly, correctness, decline, dependable, discipline, disinherit, embark, enroll, enter, entrust, exit, falsely, falsify, faulty, figure, focus_on, forget, fudge, genuine, good, ill-timed, impart, improper, improperly, incorrect, incorrectly, insert, interpolate, justly, justness, kernel, leave, left, left_field, leftover, mighty, on-key, plaza, proper, properly, record, right, right_field, rightness, true, truthful, veracious, wrong, wrongly

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'correct'

[correct.s.01] as in: socially right or correct

Examples:
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
correct behavior

proper, correctness, correctness, rightness, appropriateness, justness

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correct

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accede, adjust, appropriateness, arrive, bequeath, by_rights, center, center_field, chastise, compensate, concentrate, correct, correctly, correctness, decline, discipline, disinherit, embark, enroll, enter, entrust, exit, figure, focus_on, forget, good, impart, insert, justly, justness, kernel, leave, left, left_field, leftover, mighty, plaza, proper, properly, record, right, right_field, rightness, veracious

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'correct'

[correct.s.02] as in: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

Examples:
what's the right word for this?
the right way to open oysters

proper, correctness, correctness

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correct

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'correct'

[right.a.05] as in: correct in opinion or judgment

Examples:
time proved him right

right, right, right_field, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, correct, right, correct, correct, right, right, proper, right, right, right, correct, right, right, good, veracious, right, right, right, right, properly, right, right, mighty, justly, correctly, chastise, compensate, discipline, decline, adjust, correct

right-minded, rightness, appropriateness, correctness, justness, correctness

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wrong, wrong, wrong, incorrect, wrong, improper, amiss, wrong, wrong, wrong, ill-timed, faulty, incorrectly

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right

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accede, adjust, amiss, appropriateness, arrive, bequeath, by_rights, center, center_field, chastise, compensate, concentrate, correct, correctly, correctness, decline, discipline, disinherit, embark, enroll, enter, entrust, exit, falsely, falsify, faulty, figure, focus_on, forget, fudge, good, ill-timed, impart, improper, improperly, incorrect, incorrectly, insert, interpolate, justly, justness, kernel, leave, left, left_field, leftover, mighty, plaza, proper, properly, record, right, right_field, rightness, veracious, wrong, wrongly

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Origins

					correct (English)
└── correctus (Latin)

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