v.

1. make right or correct;
   rectify, right
   
   • Correct the mistakes
   • rectify the calculation
2. make reparations or amends for;
   right, compensate, redress
   
   • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
3. censure severely;
   chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten
   
   • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
4. adjust for;
   compensate, counterbalance, make up, even out, even off, even up
   
   • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience;
   discipline, sort out
   
   • The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
6. go down in value;
   decline, slump
   
   • the stock market corrected
   • prices slumped
7. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
   adjust, set
   
   • Adjust the clock, please
   • correct the alignment of the front wheels
8. treat a defect
   
   • The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia

adj.

1. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
   right
   
   • the correct answer
   • the correct version
   • the right answer
   • took the right road
   • the right decision
2. socially right or correct;
   right
   
   • it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
   • correct behavior
3. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
   right
   
   • what's the right word for this?
   • the right way to open oysters
4. correct in opinion or judgment;
   right
   
   • time proved him right