Ukrainian: виправля́ти ( vypravljáty ), ви́правити pf ( výpravyty ), коригува́ти impf ( koryhuváty ), скоригува́ти pf ( skoryhuváty )

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These verbs mean to make right what is wrong. Correct refers to eliminating faults, errors, or defects: I corrected the spelling mistakes. The new design corrected the flaws in the earlier version. call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese Let's get this straight - you're travelling to Frankfurt on Monday and Brussels on Tuesday, is that correct?come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" Revise suggests change that results from careful reconsideration: The agency revised its safety recommendations in view of the new findings. Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom. colloquial ) passable, okay Le restaurant auquel nous sommes allés était correct, sans plus. ― The restaurant we went to was okay, but nothing more. correct sth for sth The mid-year review did not correct the accounts for exchange-rate fluctuation.

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rebuke, discipline, reprimand, chide, admonish, chastise, chasten, reprove, punish He gently corrected me for taking the Lord's name in vain. Remedy involves removing or counteracting something considered a cause of harm, damage, or discontent: He took courses to remedy his abysmal ignorance. care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" proper, seemly, standard, fitting, diplomatic, kosher (informal) They refuse to adopt the rules of correct behaviour.

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rectify, remedy, redress, right, improve, reform, cure, adjust, regulate, amend, set the record straight, emend He may need surgery to correct the problem. Rectify stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity with a standard of what is right: "It is dishonest to claim that we can rectify racial injustice without immediate cost" (Mari J. Matsuda).

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accurate, right, true, exact, precise, flawless, faultless, on the right lines, O.K. or okay (informal) The information was correct at the time of going to press. Redress refers to setting right something considered immoral or unethical and usually involves some kind of recompense: "They said he had done very little to redress the abuses that the army had committed against the civilian population" (Daniel Wilkinson). We Stand with Ukraine Grammarly stands with our friends, colleagues, and family in Ukraine, and with all people in Ukraine. Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus ( “ improved, amended, correct ” ), past participle of corrigere, conrigere ( “ to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct ” ), from com- ( “ together ” ) + combining form of regō, regere ( “ I rule, make straight ” ).