correct

/kəˈɹɛkt/

adjective

  1. 1

    Free from error; true; accurate.

  2. 2

    With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

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verb

  1. 1

    To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    “The navigator corrected the course of the ship.”
  2. 2

    (by extension) To grade (examination papers).

  3. 3

    To inform (someone) of their error.

    “It's rude to correct your parents.”
  4. 4

    To discipline; to punish.

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