rectify
Set things straight
Rectify means to correct or fix something that's wrong.
You might rectify a mistake, rectify an error, or rectify a situation.
The word carries a slightly formal tone, often appearing in contexts where something needs to be set right or brought into proper order: We need to rectify this misunderstanding before it causes more problems.
Repair or solution
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- amendModify or correct
- repairRestore to working order
- rightMorally proper or entitled
redress · emend · adjust · revise · resolve · mend · straighten · debug
Adjust for accuracy
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- alignArrange in a row
- regulateControl by rules
- fine-tuneAdjust for optimal performance
tweak · balance · optimize · modulate · recalibrate · synchronize · level · true
Compensation for injury
- compensateMake up for
- atoneMake reparation for wrongdoing
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
reparation · settle · resolve · address · acknowledge · apologize · remedy · satisfaction
Remove unwanted substances
- distillPurify through vaporization
- refineRemove impurities from
- filterPorous separation device
- clarifyMake something understandable
separate · extract · process · fractionate · concentrate · condense · vaporize · column
fix
Repair or solution
right · redress · emend · adjust · revise · resolve · mend · straighten · debug · patch
calibrate
Adjust for accuracy
fine-tune · tweak · balance · optimize · modulate · recalibrate · synchronize · level · true · square
redress
Compensation for injury
- compensateMake up for
- atoneMake reparation for wrongdoing
- restoreReturn to earlier state
restitution · reparation · settle · resolve · address · acknowledge · apologize · remedy · satisfaction · atonement
purify
Remove unwanted substances
clarify · separate · extract · process · fractionate · concentrate · condense · vaporize · column · spirits
ameliorate
Make less severe
upgrade · improve · reform · perfect · polish · elevate · boost · strengthen · advance · develop
convert
Change in form or faith
- invertReverse position or order
- transformChange completely in form
- alternatingOccurring in turns
current · AC · DC · diode · converter · voltage · waveform · signal · transistor · bridge
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, shifts, fixes
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, remedy
- set straightput right, straighten out, disabuse, undeceive, debunk
- Orwelliannewspeak, doublethink, Big Brother, thoughtcrime, Ministry of Truth
- TronTron, Flynn, disc, ISO, portal
- testingtest, unit testing, product testing, examine, check
- moral rectitudeAdherence to ethical principles
rectitude, corrective, rectified, rectification, rectifying, rectifies, rectifier, rectifiable, rectifiers