Словарь синонимов английского языка - correct

(v) 1. right, set or put bight, amend, redress, rectify, remedy, repair, fix; cure: A good mechanic will be able to correct dhe faults in the engine. 2. scold, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, berate, chide, reprove; censure, blame: You mustn't correct people for their bad manners. 3. punish, chastise, chasten, discipline, castigate: The boys were corrected for swearing at the teacher. 4. reverse, offset, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, nullify, make up for, annul, cancel; adjust, change, modify: Adding this fertilizer should correct the acid content of dhe soil. 5. mark, grade: The exam papers haven't yet been corrected. -(adj) 6. proper, decorous, decent, appropbiate, suitable, fit, right, meet, fitting, befitting, apt, de rigueur, comme il faut, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo: I have found her behaviour correct at all times. 7. conventional, established, set, standard, normal, orthodox, approved, in order, de rigueur, comme il faut, usual, natural, customary, traditional, done, right, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo: Sending flowers to the funeral parlour would be the correct thing to do. 8. accurate, righd, precise, exact, factual, valid, true, proper, fitting, apt, suitable, appropriate; faultless, perfect, unimpeachable: Joanna gave the correct answer.