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All rectify synonyms

recΒ·tiΒ·fy
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verb rectify

  • get better β€” recover
  • counterbalance β€” To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
  • fine tune β€” to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
  • bring into line β€” a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • better β€” Better is the comparative of good.
  • counter check β€” a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
  • distil β€” (transitive) Subject a substance to distillation; .
  • countercheck β€” a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
  • get with it β€” (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
  • calibrating β€” Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
  • get it together β€” to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
  • distill β€” to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
  • disabuse β€” to free (a person) from deception or error.
  • mend β€” to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • blue pencil β€” deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • counterwork β€” work done in opposition to other work
  • make over β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • heal β€” to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
  • kiss and make up β€” be reconciled
  • counter-checking β€” a check that opposes or restrains.
  • come around β€” If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
  • clean up one's act β€” to start to behave in a responsible manner
  • emend β€” Make corrections and improvements to (a text).
  • counterpoised β€” a counterbalancing weight.
  • disenchant β€” to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
  • adjust β€” When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • dosing β€” a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
  • disenchanting β€” Present participle of disenchant.
  • grin and bear it β€” to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
  • amend β€” If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
  • get well β€” conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
  • clean up β€” If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • edit β€” to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
  • do over β€” Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • comes around β€” to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • calibrate β€” If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
  • optimise β€” to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
  • counteract β€” To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  • boil down β€” When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
  • cure β€” If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
  • make for β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • improve β€” to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • correct β€” If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
  • kick the habit β€” quit smoking
  • blue-pencil β€” to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
  • expiate β€” Atone for (guilt or sin).
  • maintain β€” to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • calibrated β€” marked with units
  • dry out β€” free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
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