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 : avenge
2 archaic a : to requite (a person) for a wrong or loss b : heal

synonyms see correct

— re·dress·er noun