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1 a: to make or set right : amend <correct an error> b: counteract, neutralize <correct a harmful tendency> c: to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition <correct a lens for spherical aberration>2 a: to punish (as a child) with a view to reforming or improving b: to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of <spent the day correcting tests>
— cor·rect·able
 \-ˈrek-tə-bəl\ adjective — cor·rec·tor
\-ˈrek-tər\ noun synonyms correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects <correct your spelling>. rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed <rectify a misguided policy>. emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript <emend a text>. remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil <set out to remedy the evils of the world>. redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance <redress past social injustices>. amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes <amend a law>, reform implying drastic change <plans to reform the court system>, and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes <revise the schedule>.
synonyms see in addition punish
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