correct (
http://definr.com/correct)
adj 1: 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" [syn:
right] [ant:
incorrect,
incorrect]
2: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the
party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn:
right]
3: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
"what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open
oysters" [syn:
right]
4: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
[syn:
right] [ant:
wrong]
v 1: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes" [syn:
right]
[ant:
falsify]
2: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong" [syn:
right,
compensate,
redress] [ant:
wrong]
3: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn:
chastise,
castigate,
objurgate,
chasten]
4: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn:
discipline,
sort out]