Definition of: correct

(kə·rekt′) v.t.
1. To rectify or remove error from; make right.
2. To point out the errors of; set right.
3. To rebuke or chastise.
4. To remedy or counteract, as a malfunction.
5. To make conformable to a standard: to correct a lens. See synonyms under AMEND, CHASTEN, RECLAIM.
—adjective
1. Free from fault or mistake.
2. True, right, or proper; accurate; exact. [<L correctus, pp. of corrigere <com- together + regere make straight]
—cor·rect′a·ble or ·i·ble adjective
—cor·rec′tive adjective & noun
—cor·rec′tive·ly adverb
—cor·rect′ly adverb
—cor·rect′ness noun
—cor·rec′tor noun Synonyms (adj.): accurate, decorous, exact, faultless, perfect, precise, proper, right, true. See EXACT, PERFECT, PRECISE, RIGHT. Antonyms: erroneous, false, faulty, inaccurate, incorrect, wrong.