Definition of RECTIFIED

Choose the Right Synonym for rectify

correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule

Did You Know?

Which of the following words does not share its ancestry with rectify—direct, regimen, obstruct, correct, or resurrection? Like rectify, four of these words ultimately come from Latin regere, which can mean "to lead straight," "to direct," or "to rule." Correct and direct come from regere via Latin corrigere and dirigere, respectively. Resurrection comes from Latin resurgere, whose stem surgere, meaning "to rise," is a combination of sub- and regere. Regimen is from Latin regimen ("position of authority," "direction," "set of rules"), itself from regere. And rectify is from regere by way of Latin rectus ("right"). Obstruct is the only one of the set that has no relation to rectify. It traces back to Latin struere, meaning "to build" or "to heap up."

Examples of rectify in a Sentence

The hotel management promised to rectify the problem. let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order

Recent Examples on the Web

Note that the university is no more likely to change the name of Stanford to something like Amah Mutsun University to rectify the theft of indigenous peoples’ lands than Yale University is willing to give up the names of its slave-owning founders. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Cowardly Incoherence of Name-Changing, Statue-Toppling, and other Iconoclasms," 25 June 2019 The city is looking to amend its charter via three ballot measures — two of which involve election procedures and another that hopes to rectify a court ruling regarding the transfer of electric funds to the General Fund. — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, "Burbank voters to decide on 3 ballot measures in June," 30 May 2018 This history of erasure has loomed large over the Oscars in recent years, and the Academy has attempted to rectify its racial exclusion. — Nico Lang, Harper's BAZAAR, "How We Talked About Moonlight's Oscar Win Proves We Still Don't Know How to Recognize Black Excellence," 2 Mar. 2017 But Nelson’s lawyer thinks it’s a machine error that would be rectified with a hand recount. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "Florida’s high-stakes recounts for governor and Senate, explained," 15 Nov. 2018 Leung urged the government to rectify discriminatory policies and legislation so that other couples wouldn’t have to undergo the same legal process. — Washington Post, "Hong Kong court: Denying same-sex spousal benefits unlawful," 7 June 2019 Muilenburg maintains that a software update that will rectify the MCAS issue will be ready within the coming weeks. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Boeing Takes Responsibility For Both 737 Max 8 Crashes and Apologizes," 4 Apr. 2019 Jolie urged the United Nations to rectify that disparity, citing numerous examples of what happens when women take the lead. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Angelina Jolie Proves You Don’t Need a Suit to Command Attention at the United Nations," 30 Mar. 2019 Operational problems appear to be serious and, if so, need rectifying. — John Patty, Vox, "Are we screwing up air security?," 18 May 2018

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