Correct and Name

Correct

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

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

Name

Name verb - To give a name to.

Correct and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

man correct man name man
people correct people name people
someone correct someone name someone
film correct film name film
Other words: anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Subverted in The Mage Winds Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey, where a wolf-like creature's name is mispronounced as "Hashi." He doesn't correct them because his real name really DOES sound like a sneeze.
    Source: Gesundheit
  • Spell My Name with an "S" Considering that the character is either a Spaniard or Latino, his first name most likely derives from the Spanish name "Juan", making Juandissimo correct.
  • Literature / Theirs Not To Reason Why Only Known by Their Nickname: Quite literally for Ia, who had her name legally changed (and has to correct people that "Ia" is indeed her legal name once a book).
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