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Meanings of corrective in English

Designed to promote discipline.

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A device for treating injury or disease.

Corrective.

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Usage of corrective in English
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All alerts led to a change in approach as a corrective action.
Pubmed
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The department of corrective services said letter writing was beneficial to prisoners.
News.com.au
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The modification to Arsenal's approach can be seen as a necessary corrective.
The Guardian
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However, all that is about to change, thanks to the corrective vibe.
The South African
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In July, the FAA gave Thailand 65 days to take corrective measures.
Reuters
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Grade C represents suboptimal control with a recommendation for a corrective action.
Pubmed
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The numerical system is the best corrective of this and similar errors.
Medical Essays, 1842-1882
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Early detection allowed for appropriate counseling and prompt corrective surgery after birth.
Pubmed
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One third of these children do not have the necessary corrective spectacles.
Pubmed
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It is a corrective; and that is what average humanity most needs.
The Home Acre
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It may simply be a day to take a few corrective steps!
The South African
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Boarding school was meant to be a corrective, the push I needed.
The Girls
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The FDA warned the company it had failed to take corrective action.
Reuters
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A holiday in Holland serves as a corrective to exaggerated Imperialistic notions.
Idle Ideas in 1905
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Society itself is the only and best corrective of this unhappy disposition.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
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Johnson's ideas on the same subject may be recommended as a corrective.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
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