So how do you propose we rectify the situation at hand?
Source: tatoeba (4604046)
Rectify
//ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ//
Synonyms for "rectify" (182 found)
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Related words (91)
meetmendmoldmouldmouldermouldyobservepay backpay reparationspercolateperfectproportionpurifyput in tuneput rightput straightput to rightsrebuildrecenserecompense
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14 entrieshas context
4 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
69 translations across 24 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κατορθόω verb (to restore to its proper condition)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- düzəltmək verb (to correct or amend something)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изправям verb (to convert alternating current into direct current)
- поправям verb (to restore to its proper condition)
- поправям verb (to remedy or fix)
- пречиствам verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 整頓 /整顿 verb (to correct or amend something)
- 糾正 /纠正 verb (to correct or amend something)
Dutch
4 entries- amelioreren verb (to correct or amend something)
- amenderen verb (to correct or amend something)
- corrigeren verb (to correct or amend something)
- herzien verb (to correct or amend something)
Finnish
4 entries- korjata verb (to restore to its proper condition)
- korjata verb (to remedy or fix)
- korjata verb (to correct or amend something)
- korjata verb (to correct someone who is mistaken)
French
1 entries- rectifier verb (to correct or amend something)
Galician
1 entries- rectificar verb (to correct or amend something)
German
2 entries- destillieren verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- korrigieren verb (to correct or amend something)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to remedy or fix)
- 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to correct or amend something)
Irish
1 entries- ceartaigh verb (to correct or amend something)
Italian
4 entries- correggere verb (to correct someone who is mistaken)
- distillare verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- raddrizzare verb (to convert alternating current into direct current)
- regolarizzare verb (to remedy or fix)
Japanese
1 entries- 正す verb (to correct or amend something)
Māori
4 entries- whakamaene verb (to remedy or fix)
- whakamaene verb (to correct or amend something)
- whakamana verb (to restore to its proper condition)
- whakatika verb (to remedy or fix)
Persian
2 entries- درست کردن verb (to remedy or fix)
- درست کردن verb (to correct or amend something)
Polish
4 entries- destylować verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- poprawiać verb (to correct or amend something)
- poprawić verb (to correct or amend something)
- prostować verb (to convert alternating current into direct current)
Portuguese
1 entries- retificar verb (to correct or amend something)
Romanian
2 entries- corecta verb (to correct or amend something)
- rectifica verb (to correct or amend something)
Russian
4 entries- выпрямлять verb (to convert alternating current into direct current)
- дистиллировать verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- испра́вить verb (to correct or amend something)
- исправля́ть verb (to correct or amend something)
Spanish
2 entries- rectificar verb (to correct or amend something)
- subsanar verb (to correct or amend something)
Swedish
2 entries- korrigera verb (to correct or amend something)
- likrikta verb (to convert alternating current into direct current)
Tamil
1 entries- திருத்து verb (to correct or amend something)
Turkish
3 entries- arıtmak verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- damıtmak verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- düzeltmek verb (to correct or amend something)
Ukrainian
2 entries- очи́стити verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
- очища́ти verb (to purify or refine by distillation)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Sami had enough time to rectify things.
Source: tatoeba (7243266)
We need to take steps to rectify the situation.
Source: tatoeba (7732677)
Algeria needs to rectify its economy.
Source: tatoeba (10134242)
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