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   Re·dress

   /rəˈdres/

   

   verb

   • 1. remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation): "the power to redress the grievances of our citizens" Similar rectifycorrectput/set/make rightrightput to rightscompensate forsort outdeal withamendremedyrepairfixcurehealmake goodreformharmonizeretrieveimprovebetterameliorateadjustresolvesettlesquareinformal:patch upeven upregulateadjustequalizemake levelregularizecorrect
   • ▪ set upright again: "some ambitious architect being called to redress a leaning wall"

   noun

   • 1. remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance: "those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights"

   Word Origin Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse.

   Derivatives

   • 1. redressable adjective
   • 2. redresser noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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