rectify
整顿,矫治,纠正,矫枉过正
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rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing.
- : to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- : to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
- : Chemistry. to purify by repeated distillation.
- : Electricity. to change into a direct current.
- : to determine the length of.
- : Astronomy, Geography. to adjust for the solution of any proposed problem.
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City real estate professionals moved on this year amid the controversy, and city taxpayers will continue to be on the hook for the millions of dollars associated with rectifying them.
“It really zeroes in that any marginalized community could have a challenge accessing this product, economic or otherwise, and it seeks to rectify that,” she explains.
Ghabboun’s problem with the state has separately been rectified.
So in a joint declaration issued Monday, the EU countries said they would set up an industrial alliance to rectify the situation.
The report lays out three main planks for rectifying the situation, starting with serious investment and innovation in training, particularly within companies and at community colleges.
He says he never did the work for money, but instead to rectify that destruction he observed.
And when that culture still holds onto sexist views of women, even attempts to rectify this imbalance can backfire.
If I had one wish here, it would be for Aden Young to sneak a surprise nod for Rectify.
TV: Rectify, Sundance Channel Is Rectify the best new show on TV?
And should a silly, sometimes slight comedy like Veep be excised to include yet another harrowing drama, Rectify?
We can not undertake to rectify mistakes and settle disputes between those who are exchanging.