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adjective

Definition of rectifyingnext
as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition the company is taking rectifying measures to address the lack of handicapped access to the building

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verb

present participle of rectify
as in amending
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifying
  1. corrective
  2. amending
  3. reformative
  4. correcting
  5. beneficial
Adjective
  • Part memoir and part oral history, Let the Record Show is a master class on the utility of anger and a historical corrective to chronicles that depict straight white men as the main heroes of the AIDS crisis.
    Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • As long as there is no evidence that the A/D line is diverging from prices any drops below its WMA or EMA are corrective periods not a change in the major trend.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrective
Verb
  • Lawmakers responded by amending the FBAR penalty regime in 1986.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • That would bar future legislatures from amending state law to authorize noncitizens to vote in local elections, as has been done in some jurisdictions outside of Iowa, Appel confirmed to Axios.
    Jason Clayworth, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of amending
Adjective
  • Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • While the idea of hiring actors might raise some eyebrows, acting and artistry can be an important step in the reformative process, and Hemsworth suggested that the actors’ real-life experiences helped shape their on-screen characters.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2023
Definition of reformative
Verb
  • What measures have countries implemented to try preventing or correcting myopia in young people?
    Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The movie can only go so far in correcting that, supplying shades and facial expressions absent from the actual toy line.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of correcting
Adjective
  • In this often-high-stakes game, an effective leader is equipped to listen to both parties and craft a compromise or mutually beneficial solution.
    Leen Kawas, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of beneficial
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