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   corrective

   /kəˈrɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable: "management were informed so that corrective action could be taken" Similar remedialtherapeuticrestorativecurativereparatoryreparativerehabilitativeameliorativecorrectionalpunitivepenaldisciplinarydisciplinariancastigatoryreformatoryrare:penitentiarypunitorycastigative

   noun

   • 1. a thing intended to correct or counteract something else: "the move might be a corrective to some inefficient practices within hospitals"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- ‘brought into order’ from the verb corrigere (see correct).

   Derivatives

   • 1. correctively adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCORRECTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   corrective. adjective. uk / kəˈrek.tɪv / us / kəˈrek.tɪv / Add to word list. intended to improve a situation: corrective measures / action. used to refer to something that is intended to cure a medical condition: corrective surgery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useful or advantageous. a pearl of great price idiom.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › correctiveCorrective Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CORRECTIVE is intended to correct. How to use corrective in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCORRECTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   intended to improve a situation: corrective measures / action. used to refer to something that is intended to cure a medical condition: corrective surgery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useful or advantageous. a pearl of great price idiom. a place in the sun idiom. advantageous.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCORRECTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action. He has received extensive corrective surgery to his skull.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › correctiveCORRECTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Corrective definition: tending to correct or rectify; remedial. See examples of CORRECTIVE used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › correctiveCorrective - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition. “ corrective measures”. “ corrective lenses”. synonyms: bettering. changing for the better. noun. a device for treating injury or disease. synonyms: restorative.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › correctiveCorrective - definition of corrective by The Free Dictionary

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   corrective - tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"