Rectify synonyms and antonyms
rĕk'tə-fī'
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To put back in good condition after damage, decay, etc.; mend; fix
correct (related)
To correct is defined as to remove errors or to point out errors.
improve (related)
To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
To reform or correct:
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a person of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.
(Mil.) To correct (the gun sight, one's aim, etc.) in firing
revise (related)
To revise is to reconsider or change something.
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To get rid of or counteract (an ailment, evil, bad habit, etc.)
Right means correctly, completely, thoroughly or exactly.
To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
To make scholarly corrections or improvements in (a text)
To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
To rid of impurities or pollution
To repair or remodel extensively, as by taking apart and reconstructing, often with new parts
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Refine is defined as to purify, to make more polished, or to become more defined.
To correct or remove (an evil, etc.)
(Intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
worsen (antonym)
To make or become worse
damage (antonym)
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
ruin (antonym)
To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.
To make content, submissive, or acquiescent (to)
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To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like.
To pacify (e.g. rumours)
agree (related)
The definition of agree means to have the same opinion or views.
To correct or improve a deficiency or problem.
To add to, delete, correct, revise, or otherwise alter.
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To effect regeneration:
clear up (related)
ameliorate (related)
obviate (related)
mitigate (related)
sort out (related)
clarify (related)
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To make straight.
put-right (related)
Find another word for rectify. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for rectify, like: repair, correct, improve, mend, reform, adjust, revise, cure, right, redress and emend.
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