oikaista — meaning in English
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English meaning
- correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
- rectify verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
- shortcut verb To take a quicker or more direct route or method than usual.
- straighten verb To make something straight, or to become straight.
Senses
oikaista is used for these senses in English:
- correct (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- cut corners To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.
- make right (transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.
- rectify (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
- set straight (transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.
- shortcut To take or use a shortcut
- straighten (transitive) To cause to become straight.
correct — full definition
- adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
- verb To fix an error or make something right.
rectify — full definition
- verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.
- verb In electronics, to convert alternating current into direct current.