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meaning 'a person who points out faults', is spelt -or, not -er.

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verb

1. To make right what is wrong: amend, emend, mend, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, right. See correct/incorrect.
2. To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong: castigate, chastise, discipline, penalize, punish. See reward/punish/deserve.
3. To castigate for the purpose of improving: chasten. See praise/blame.

adjective

1. Having no errors: accurate, errorless, exact, precise, right, rigorous. See correct/incorrect, true/false.
2. Conforming to fact: accurate, exact, faithful, precise, right, rigorous, true, veracious, veridical. See correct/incorrect, honest/dishonest, real/imaginary, true/false.
3. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy/discourtesy.
4. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: accurate, exact
Antonyms: flawed, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, wrong

adj

Definition: proper, appropriate
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, incorrect, unfitting, unsuitable

v

Definition: discipline, chastise
Antonyms: be permissive, coddle, indulge, pamper, pet, spoil

v

Definition: fix, adjust
Antonyms: blow, blunder, goof, mistake

IN BRIEF: Accurately conforming to a standard.

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as in: accurate or right
sign description: Both L-hands, one comes down on top of the other.

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In air traffic control terminology, it means “That is correct.”

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For a list of words related to correct, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
• Reason and Rationale - correct: (vb) remove errors, rectify; (adj) factual, true
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - correct: (vb) point out another’s errors; punish with a view to improving

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See words rhyming with "corrector."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Correct.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - korrekt, nøjagtig, ordentlig, passende
v. tr. - korrigere, forbedre, rette, irettesætte, straffe, modvirke, finjustere
v. intr. - ændre, justere

Nederlands (Dutch)
correct, corrigeren, terechtwijzen, straffen, verbeteren

Français (French)
adj. - correct, bon/bonne, exact (chiffre), convenable, selon l'usage
v. tr. - corriger, rectifier, reprendre (erreur), (Méd) corriger (vue)
v. intr. - reprendre, corriger, rectifier, compenser

Deutsch (German)
v. - korrigieren, berichtigen, zurechtweisen, (be)strafen
adj. - korrekt, genau, richtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διορθώνω, επανορθώνω, σωφρονίζω, αντισταθμίζω
adj. - ορθός, σωστός, άψογος, αρμόζων, ταιριαστός

Italiano (Italian)
correggere, corretto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - corrigir, castigar, equilibrar
adj. - correto

idioms:

• stand corrected    manter postura correta

Русский (Russian)
исправлять, правильный, соответствующий

idioms:

• stand corrected    признать свои ошибки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exacto, justo, correcto
v. tr. - corregir, rectificar, enmendar
v. intr. - corregirse, rectificarse, enmendarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rätta, korrigera, ändra, tillrättavisa, tukta, avhjälpa, hjälpa upp
adj. - rätt, riktig, exakt, sann

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正确的, 品行端正的, 改正, 矫正, 纠正, 校准

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 正確的, 品行端正的
v. tr. - 改正, 矯正, 糾正, 校準
v. intr. - 改正, 糾正

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 올바른, 표준에 맞는, 품행이 방정한
v. tr. - 교정하다, 나무라다, 억제하다
v. intr. - 정정하다, 교정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正しい, 正確な, 礼儀にかなった
v. - 正す, 校正する, しかる, 矯正する

idioms:

• politically correct    政治的に正しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صحح, عاقب, وبخ (صفه) صحيح, مضبوط, نزيه, صالح, لائق, ملائم, مناسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הוגן, יאה, מדוייק, נכון‬
v. tr. - ‮תיקן, העניש, נזף‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה תיקונים‬

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