mindmap root((改正)) correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, or defects : ~ed all her spelling errors. rectify implies a more effective action to make something conform to a rule or standard of what is right, just, or properly controlled or directed: a major error in judgment that should be ~ied at once. emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript: ~ the text to match the first edition. remedy implies the removing or making harmless of a cause of trouble, harm, or evil: set out to ~ the evils of the world. redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance: we must ~ past social injustices. amend implies making corrective changes that are usually slight: a law that needs to be ~ed. reform implies corrective changes that are more drastic: plans to ~ the entire court system. revise suggests a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes: forced to ~ the production schedule.