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(adj) right
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
(adj) right
correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right
(adj) right
socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye; correct behavior
(adj) right
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?; the right way to open oysters
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
(verb) objurgate, chasten, chastise, castigate
censure severely
She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
go down in value
the stock market corrected; prices slumped
(verb) compensate, redress, right
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
(verb) sort out, discipline
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
(verb) make up, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate
adjust for
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance