correct vs proper: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: correct or proper

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correctverb

make right or correct

correctadjective

correct in opinion or judgment

correctadjective

socially right or correct

correctverb

censure severely

correctverb

go down in value

correctverb

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

correctverb

adjust for

correctadjective

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

correctadjective

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

correctverb

make reparations or amends for

correctverb

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

correctverb

treat a defect

properadjective

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

properadjective

having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

properadjective

limited to the thing specified

properadjective

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

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