treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia";
make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation";
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels";
censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks";
go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped";
make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust";
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently";
adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance";
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";
correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right";
socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior";
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters";
