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correct - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
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rectify,
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falsify falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
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change by reversal,
reverse,
turn change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
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amend,
rectify,
remediate,
remedy,
repair make amendments to; "amend the document"
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debug locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
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correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" |
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care for,
treat be fond of; be attached to
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correct - 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" |
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incorrect,
wrong not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
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incorrect,
wrong not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
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accurate conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
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proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
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true accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
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correctness,
rightness conformity to fact or truth
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accurate,
exact,
precise conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
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letter-perfect,
word-perfect correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part"
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straight in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
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correct - socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" |
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proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
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correct - in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" |
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right |
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proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
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