Rectify

/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

Synonyms for "rectify" (226 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Verb(10 words)

amend correct refine remedy adjust atones change cleanse cleansed convert

accommodateaccommodate withaccord adaptadapt toadjustadjust toagree withameliorate amenable amend assimilateassimilate toatone attunebe guided bybendblue pencilblue-pencil bolt

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chime in withclarify clear compensate complycomply withcompose conform coordinate correct

Noun(3 words)

amendingcorrect englishcorrect spanish grammar

Adjective(3 words)

clear errorcorrect regulationcorrect step

Strong matches (67)

Verb(7 words)

corrected corrects cured debugged distill emends fix

Noun(4 words)

correcting countering debugging distilling

correspond counteract counterbalance countervail cover curecut todecrassify depurate disabuse discipline disentangle distilldo penanceedit edulcorate elute emend emendate equalize

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essentialize expiate extend extractfall in withfill upfilter filtrate fit fix flatten followgear togive and takegive satisfactiongo byharmonize homologate homologize improve indemnify keykey toleach lixiviate maintain makemake all squaremake amendsmake compensationmake conformmake goodmake plumbmake rightmake uniformmake up for

Related words (113)

measure meet mend mold mould moulder mouldy observepay backpay reparationspercolate perfect proportion purifyput in tuneput rightput straightput to rightsrebuild recense

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recompense reconcile redact redraft redress refine regulate remedy remunerate renew repair repay requite restore retaliate revamp revise rework rewrite rightrub off cornersscreen separate setset rightset straightset to rightsset upsettle shape sieve sift similarizesit upsmooth spiritualize squarestand upstraightenstraighten outstraighten upstrain sublimate sublime suit sync synchronize tailor tallytally withtrim totruetrue uptry tune unbend uncurl unkink unsnarl winnowwork overyield

Verb(20 words)

meliorate mended mends purify reclaim rectified redressed reform regenerate remediate remedied repair repaired right righted straightens transform troubleshooted troubleshoots troubleshot

Noun(10 words)

patch countredresses redressing remediesrepair evaright contextrighting rightsrights lessonstraightening

Adjective(1 words)

revised evidence

Related word relations

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More general

24 entries

alter ascertain changechange by reversalcommute conversion convert correct determine distil distill exchange findfind outmake puremodify

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More specific

8 entries

fractional distillationfull wave rectificationhalf wave rectificationrecalculate redefine reformulatesimple distillationvacuum distillation

Collocations

6 entries

data rectificationrectification processrectify a mistakerectify datarectify errorsrectify the record

Inflections

3 entries

rectified rectifies rectifying

Derivations

4 entries

rectifiable rectification rectifier rectifying

similar

3 entries

reformsee the lightstraighten out

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

So how do you propose we rectify the situation at hand?

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Sami had enough time to rectify things.

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We need to take steps to rectify the situation.

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Algeria needs to rectify its economy.

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