All rectify synonyms
recΒ·tiΒ·fy
R r 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.