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Some common synonyms of rectify are amend, correct, emend, redress, reform, remedy, and revise. While all these words mean "to make right what is wrong," rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.
rectify. verb as in correct a situation; make something right. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. amend. fix. improve. redress. remedy. straighten out. Strong matches. adjust. debug. doctor. emend. launder. mend. reform. remediate. repair. revise. right. scrub. square. Weak matches. clean up act. dial back. fix up. go over.
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To correct or amend a mistake or undesirable situation. fix. correct. remedy. mend. repair. resolve. amend. improve. settle. reform. right. redress. better. revise. adjust. ameliorate. square. emend. cure. debug. retrieve. doctor. heal. recalibrate. harmonise UK. harmonize US.
verb. rec· ti· fy ˈrek-tə-ˌfī. rectified; rectifying. Synonyms of rectify. transitive verb. 1. : to set right : remedy. 2. : to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation. rectified alcohol. 3. : to correct by removing errors : adjust. rectify the calendar. 4. : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional. rectification.
verb. These are words and phrases related to rectify. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of rectify. The accounting error was rectified before the ledgers were audited. Synonyms. right. set right. put right. make right. correct. adjust. regulate. straighten. square. focus. attune. mend. amend. emend.
# fix , correct. reform. v. # fix , correct. improve. v. # fix , correct. set right. v. # fix , level. straighten out. v. # fix , improve. resolve. v. # accommodate. settle. v. # fix , correct.
definitions. sentences. thesaurus. Parts of speech. verbs. nouns. adjectives. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. correct. remedy. repair. right. put right. amend. redress. reform. improve. set right. straighten out. resolve. settle. emend. adjust. sort out. mend. fix. refine. make good. put to rights. ameliorate. cure. remediate.