to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from

The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.

to point out or mark the errors in

The teacher corrected the examination papers.

to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve

Should parents correct their children in public?

to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable)

The medication will correct stomach acidity.

Mathematics, Physics . to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.

to make a correction or corrections.

(of stock prices) to reverse a trend, esp. temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.

conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate

a correct answer.

in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper

correct behavior.

adjective

flawed , imprecise , inaccurate , incorrect , inexact , wrong , improper , inappropriate , unfitting , unsuitable , erroneous

verb

blow , blunder , goof , mistake , be permissive , coddle , indulge , pamper , pet , spoil

adjective

according to hoyle * , actual , amen * , appropriate , cooking with gas , dead on , equitable , factual , faithful , faultless , flawless , for sure , free of error , impeccable , just , legitimate , nice , okay , on target , on the ball * , on the beam , on the button , on the money , on the nose * , on track , perfect , precise , proper , regular , right , right as rain , righteous , right on , right stuff * , rigorous , stone , strict , true , undistorted , unmistaken , veracious , veridical , acceptable , becoming , careful , comme il faut , conforming , conventional , decent , decorous , diplomatic , done , fitting , meticulous , punctilious , scrupulous , seemly , standard , suitable , errorless , exact , befitting , comely , de rigueur , respectable , apt , felicitous , fit , happy , meet , tailor-made , accurate , au fait , orthodox , rectitudinous

verb

alter , ameliorate , amend , better , change , clean up , clean up act , cure , debug * , doctor * , do over , edit , emend , fiddle with , fix up , get with it , go over , help , improve , launder , make over , make right , make up for , mend , pay dues , pick up , polish , put in order , reclaim , reconstruct , rectify , redress , reform , regulate , remedy , remodel , reorganize , repair , retouch , review , revise , right , scrub * , set right , set straight , shape up , straighten out , touch up , turn around , upgrade , administer , admonish , castigate , chasten , chide , penalize , punish , reprimand , reprove , chastise , discipline , accurate , adjust , check , counteract , exact , expiate , fit , fix , inform , modify , nice , okay , perfect , precise , proper , revamp , true , truthful