To make right what is wrong

• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• remedy

  1. Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition.
  2. Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
  3. The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right.

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  1. Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition.
  2. Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
  3. The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right.

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• reform

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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• redress

  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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• rectify

  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• emend

  1. To improve by critical editing:

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  1. To improve by critical editing:

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• amend

  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong

• punish

  1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
  2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
  3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:

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  1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
  2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
  3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:

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• penalize

  1. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
  2. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty:
  3. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:

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  1. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
  2. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty:
  3. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:

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• discipline

  1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement:
  2. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order:
  3. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control:

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  1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement:
  2. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order:
  3. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control:

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• chastise

  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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• castigate

  1. To punish or rebuke severely.

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  1. To punish or rebuke severely.

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To castigate for the purpose of improving

• chasten

  1. To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task.
  2. To restrain; subdue:
  3. To rid of excess; refine or purify:

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  1. To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task.
  2. To restrain; subdue:
  3. To rid of excess; refine or purify:

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Having no errors

• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• precise

  1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
  2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
  3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:

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  1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
  2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
  3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:

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• exact

  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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• errorless

  1. (not comparable) Free from errors; accurate, correct.

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  1. (not comparable) Free from errors; accurate, correct.

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• accurate

  1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
  3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement:

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  1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
  3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement:

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Conforming to fact

• veridical

  1. Truthful; veracious:
  2. Coinciding with future events or apparently unknowable present realities:

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  1. Truthful; veracious:
  2. Coinciding with future events or apparently unknowable present realities:

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• veracious

  1. Honest; truthful:
  2. Accurate; true:

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  1. Honest; truthful:
  2. Accurate; true:

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• true

  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• precise

  1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
  2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
  3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:

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  1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
  2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
  3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:

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• faithful

  1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
  2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
  3. Responsible; conscientious:

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  1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
  2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
  3. Responsible; conscientious:

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• exact

  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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• accurate

  1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
  3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement:

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  1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
  2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
  3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement:

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Conforming to accepted standards

• seemly

  1. Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable:
  2. Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
  3. In a seemly manner; suitably.

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  1. Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable:
  2. Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
  3. In a seemly manner; suitably.

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• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• respectable

  1. Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
  2. Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
  3. Of moderately good quality:

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  1. Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
  2. Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
  3. Of moderately good quality:

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• proper

  1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
  2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
  3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:

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  1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
  2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
  3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:

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• nice

  1. Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
  2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
  3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:

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  1. Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
  2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
  3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:

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• de rigueur

  1. Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.

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  1. Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.

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• decorous

  1. Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper:

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  1. Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper:

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• decent

  1. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality:
  2. Morally upright; moral or respectable:
  3. Kind or obliging:

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  1. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality:
  2. Morally upright; moral or respectable:
  3. Kind or obliging:

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• comme il faut

  1. Being in accord with conventions or accepted standards; proper.

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  1. Being in accord with conventions or accepted standards; proper.

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• comely

  1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive.
  2. Suitable; seemly:

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  1. Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive.
  2. Suitable; seemly:

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• befitting

  1. Appropriate; suitable; proper.

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  1. Appropriate; suitable; proper.

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• becoming

  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place

• tailor-made

  1. Made by a tailor.
  2. Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order:
  3. A garment made by a tailor.

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  1. Made by a tailor.
  2. Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order:
  3. A garment made by a tailor.

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• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• proper

  1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
  2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
  3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:

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  1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
  2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
  3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:

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• meet

  1. To come into the presence of by chance or arrangement:
  2. To come into the company of:
  3. To be introduced to; make the acquaintance of:

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  1. To come into the presence of by chance or arrangement:
  2. To come into the company of:
  3. To be introduced to; make the acquaintance of:

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• happy

  1. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.
  2. Cheerful; willing:
  3. Characterized by good luck.

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  1. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.
  2. Cheerful; willing:
  3. Characterized by good luck.

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• fitting

  1. Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
  2. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
  3. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

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  1. Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
  2. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
  3. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

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• fit

  1. To be the proper size and shape for:
  2. To cause to be the proper size and shape:
  3. To measure for proper size:

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  1. To be the proper size and shape for:
  2. To cause to be the proper size and shape:
  3. To measure for proper size:

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• felicitous

  1. Admirably suited; apt:
  2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style:
  3. Marked by happiness or good fortune:

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  1. Admirably suited; apt:
  2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style:
  3. Marked by happiness or good fortune:

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• befitting

  1. Appropriate; suitable; proper.

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  1. Appropriate; suitable; proper.

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• becoming

  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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• apt

  1. Exactly suitable; appropriate:
  2. Having a natural tendency; inclined:
  3. Quick to learn or understand:

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  1. Exactly suitable; appropriate:
  2. Having a natural tendency; inclined:
  3. Quick to learn or understand:

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• appropriate

  1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
  2. To set apart for a specific use:
  3. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:

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  1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
  2. To set apart for a specific use:
  3. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:

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Accurate

• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• true

  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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  1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
  2. Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
  3. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:

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• exact

  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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  1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:

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Proper

• fitting

  1. Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
  2. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
  3. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

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  1. Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
  2. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
  3. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

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• becoming

  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

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• suitable

  1. Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

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  1. Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

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To make corrections

• polish

  1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
  2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
  3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:

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  1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
  2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
  3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:

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• touch up

  1. (idiomatic) To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
  2. (idiomatic) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.
  3. A slight correction or adjustment.

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  1. (idiomatic) To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
  2. (idiomatic) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.
  3. A slight correction or adjustment.

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• doctor

  1. A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine, chiropractic, optometry, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine.
  2. A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.
  3. A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.

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  1. A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine, chiropractic, optometry, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine.
  2. A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.
  3. A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.

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• put in order

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• reparation for

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• make compensation for

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• set-straight

  1. (idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.

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  1. (idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.

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• put straight

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• set aright

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• make improvements

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• make corrections

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• revise

  1. To alter or edit (a text).
  2. To reconsider and change or modify:
  3. To study again (academic material, for example), as for a test; review.

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  1. To alter or edit (a text).
  2. To reconsider and change or modify:
  3. To study again (academic material, for example), as for a test; review.

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• edit

  1. To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.
  2. To prepare an edition of for publication:
  3. To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable:

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  1. To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.
  2. To prepare an edition of for publication:
  3. To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable:

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• reorganize

  1. To organize again or anew.
  2. To undergo or effect changes in organization.

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  1. To organize again or anew.
  2. To undergo or effect changes in organization.

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• reconstruct

  1. To construct again; rebuild.
  2. To assemble or build again mentally; re-create:
  3. To deduce the form and properties of (a protolanguage or an unattested word) based on evidence from attested languages, such as cognate words.

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  1. To construct again; rebuild.
  2. To assemble or build again mentally; re-create:
  3. To deduce the form and properties of (a protolanguage or an unattested word) based on evidence from attested languages, such as cognate words.

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• review

  1. To look over, study, or examine again:
  2. To consider retrospectively; look back on:
  3. To examine with an eye to criticism or correction:

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  1. To look over, study, or examine again:
  2. To consider retrospectively; look back on:
  3. To examine with an eye to criticism or correction:

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• remodel

  1. To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.
  2. To maintain (bone tissue) in dynamic equilibrium through the resorption and deposition of bone at a given site.

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  1. To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.
  2. To maintain (bone tissue) in dynamic equilibrium through the resorption and deposition of bone at a given site.

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• reform

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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• do-over

  1. An act or instance of repeating something, especially to improve or correct the earlier attempt.
  2. A makeover, especially a change of hairstyle or clothing.

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  1. An act or instance of repeating something, especially to improve or correct the earlier attempt.
  2. A makeover, especially a change of hairstyle or clothing.

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• repair

  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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• fix up

  1. To provide (someone) (with something); to furnish.
  2. To repair or refurbish.
  3. To prepare or provide (something).

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  1. To provide (someone) (with something); to furnish.
  2. To repair or refurbish.
  3. To prepare or provide (something).

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• fix

  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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  1. To correct or set right; adjust:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare:

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• right

  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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  1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
  2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
  3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:

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• amend

  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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  1. To change for the better; improve:
  2. To alter the wording of (a legal document, for example) so as to make more suitable or acceptable.
  3. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• make-right

  1. To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.

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  1. To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.

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• accommodate for

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• reclaim

  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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• redress

  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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  1. To set right (an undesirable situation, for example); remedy or rectify.
  2. To make amends to:
  3. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.

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• retouch

  1. To add new details or touches to for correction or improvement.
  2. To improve or change (a photographic negative or print), as by adding details or removing flaws.
  3. To color (recent growth of hair) to match hair that was tinted, dyed, or bleached at an earlier date.

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  1. To add new details or touches to for correction or improvement.
  2. To improve or change (a photographic negative or print), as by adding details or removing flaws.
  3. To color (recent growth of hair) to match hair that was tinted, dyed, or bleached at an earlier date.

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• adjust

  1. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition:
  2. To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:
  3. In chiropractic medicine, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.

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  1. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition:
  2. To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:
  3. In chiropractic medicine, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.

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• alter

  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
  3. To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).

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  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
  3. To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).

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• improve

  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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• emend

  1. To improve by critical editing:

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  1. To improve by critical editing:

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• remove the faults of

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• remove the errors

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• ameliorate

  1. To make or become better; improve:

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  1. To make or become better; improve:

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• help

  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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• better

  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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• rectify

  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
  3. To refine or purify, especially by distillation.

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• remedy

  1. Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition.
  2. Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
  3. The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right.

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  1. Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition.
  2. Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
  3. The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right.

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To administer correction

• reprimand

  1. To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
  2. A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.

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  1. To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
  2. A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.

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• chide

  1. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  2. To express disapproval.

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  1. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  2. To express disapproval.

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• admonish

  1. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
  2. To urge or exhort (someone to do something):
  3. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.

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  1. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
  2. To urge or exhort (someone to do something):
  3. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.

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