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 chastized him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: {chastize}, {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}]