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(adj) 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"

socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

(verb) make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

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