📖 Definitions of "Rectify"
verb
- 1
To heal (an organ or part of the body).
- 2
To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- 3
To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
"to rectify the crisis"
- 4
To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| remedyverb | A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. |
| amendverb | (transitive) To make better; improve. |
| remedialnoun | intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject |
| remediateverb | (transitive) To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem). |
| redressverb | To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. |
| repairverb | To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. |
| cureverb | A method, device or medication that restores good health. |
| recoververb | (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body). |
| correctivenoun | Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct. |
| reinstateverb | (transitive) To restore to a former position or rank. |
| restoreverb | (transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence. |
| correctionnoun | The act of correcting. |
| resurfaceverb | (transitive) To provide a new surface, to replace or remodel the surface of something, or to restore a surface. To put a new coating or finish on a surface. |
| realignverb | (ambitransitive) To align again or anew. |
| re-establishverb | Alternative form of reestablish. [(transitive) To establish again.] |
| reorganizeverb | (transitive) to organize something again, or in a different manner |
| refinishverb | To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint. |
| reorganizationnoun | The act or process of rearranging. See reorganize. |
| reviseverb | To review, alter and amend, especially of written material. |
| straightenverb | (transitive) To cause to become straight. |
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