I. verb
1.
to set right something that is wrong
correct a misstatement
Synonyms: amend, emend, mend, rectify, right
Related Word: ameliorate, better, improve; redress, remedy, revise; make over, reform; adjust, fix, regulate
Contrasted words: damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil
2.
Synonyms: punish 1, castigate, chasten, chastise, discipline
Contrasted words: baby, coddle, cosset, humor, indulge, pamper, spoil
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: decorous 1, becoming, comme il faut, conforming, decent, done, nice, proper, right, seemly
Related Word: careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous
2.
conforming to or agreeing with fact
the correct solution to the problem
Synonyms: accurate, exact, nice, precise, proper, right, rigorous
Related Word: faithful, true, undistorted, veracious, veridical; faultless, flawless, impeccable, perfect
Contrasted words: fallacious, false, wrong; defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect
Antonyms: incorrect