Rectifying

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of rectify form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

balancing compensating compensatory offsetting penitential reparative

Example

"Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers."

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