Correct and Eliminate

Correct

Correct verb - To remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from.

Eliminate and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eliminate" instead a verb "Correct".

Eliminate

Eliminate verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.

Correct and eliminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead a verb "Eliminate".

Common collocations

disease correct disease eliminate disease
man correct man eliminate man
people correct people eliminate people
problem correct problem eliminate problem
Other words: someone, damage, anyone, flaws.

Both words in one sentence

  • To correct for it, we've given strict orders to eliminate all lip-synching from the remainder of this movie!
  • Evolutionary Levels By sheer dumb luck this happens to be correct, because Freeza did indeed eliminate the vast majority of the Saiyan gene pool, leaving only a few who were capable of becoming Super Saiyans.
  • Video Game / Turok Hollywood Cyborg Darker and Edgier: The comic books were produced in the ultra-politically correct 50s, and come with a seal from Dell comics that promises "only clean and wholesome entertainment", pledging to eliminate objectionable material entirely.
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