Main Entry:

¹re·dress

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈdres\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re- + dresser to set straight — more at dress

Date:

14th century

1 a (1): to set right : remedy <looked to charity, not to legislation, to redress social wrongs — W. R. Inge> (2): to make up for : compensate b: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint) c: to exact reparation for : avenge2archaic a: to requite (a person) for a wrong or loss b: heal

synonyms see correct

— re·dress·er noun