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Designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable

The act or result of changing or altering something, typically to correct or improve it

The act by which something is repaired or renewed

The state or fact of improving or being improved

Present participle for to correct or amend a mistake or undesirable situation

Present participle for to purify or refine (a substance) by distillation

Present participle for to correct and revise (text or a document)

Present participle for to make changes in something in order to improve it

Present participle for to make amends for past transgressions

Present participle for to check or adjust by comparison with a standard

Present participle for to change one's attitude for the better

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

Present participle for to control by means of rules and regulations

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Adjective

Designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable

“Where rules go too far, rectifying measures should be applied where appropriate.”

Noun

The act or result of changing or altering something, typically to correct or improve it

putting to rights

corrective action

minor adjustment

customization^US

organisation^UK

customisation^UK

organization^US

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Noun

The act by which something is repaired or renewed

bringing up to date

home improvement

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Noun

The state or fact of improving or being improved

change for the better

turn for the better

return to success

dead cat bounce

re-establishment

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Verb

Present participle for to correct or amend a mistake or undesirable situation

straightening out

putting to rights

straightening up

cleaning up your act

setting the record straight

turning things around

setting to rights

finding a solution to

finding an answer to

putting in order

finding the solution to

getting to the bottom of

revitalizing^US

revitalising^UK

setting straight

working through

re-establishing

bringing up to date

finding the answer to

putting back together

restoring to working order

breathing new life into

putting an end to

finding the key to

getting into shape

giving a new look to

reaching an agreement about

determining a solution to

getting to the bottom

making as good as new

regularizing^US

regularising^UK

making amends for

compensating for

bringing to an end

bringing around

putting on the right track

trying to improve

reorganizing^US

reorganising^UK

getting something working

bringing into the twenty-first century

bringing up to code

making fit for use

troubleshooting

throwing light on

getting with it

doing away with

changing for the better

working the bugs out of

making improvements to

becoming better

removing errors

putting out a fire

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“This book, therefore, not only is sounding the alarm bell to rectify this terrible mistake but, more importantly, is offering a feasible solution.”

Verb

Present participle for to purify or refine (a substance) by distillation

decontaminating

getting rid of impurities

pasteurizing^US

pasteurising^UK

antisepticizing

making sanitary

cleaning thoroughly

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

passing through a filter

making germ-free

putting through a sieve

removing impurities from

getting rid of impurities from

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“If the basket is removed, it may be used to manufacture or rectify alcohol.”

Verb

Present participle for to correct and revise (text or a document)

Verb

Present participle for to make changes in something in order to improve it

reorganising^UK

reorganizing^US

revolutionising^UK

revolutionizing^US

bringing up to code

making adjustments to

making alterations to

making innovations

becoming different

making different

transmogrifying

transubstantiating

metamorphosizing

turning upside down

changing completely

singing different tune

turning the tables

turning the corner

turning over new leaf

changing gears on

flip-flopping on

making changes to

making improvements to

correcting mid-course

rationalizing^US

rationalising^UK

changing around

eating your words

doing an about-turn on

doing a U-turn on

spring-cleaning

misrepresenting

messing about with

interfering with

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Verb

Present participle for to make amends for past transgressions

making amends for

doing penance for

making restitution for

making reparation for

making good for

making redress for

making recompense for

compensating for

making recompense

making reparation

putting to rights

making restitution

making reparations

redeeming oneself

redressing the balance

paying the price for

recompensing for

making it up to

counterbalancing

overcompensating

making restitution to

paying money to

making reparation to

absolving yourself

taking one's medicine

paying the price

paying the penalty

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Verb

Present participle for to check or adjust by comparison with a standard

standardising^UK

standardizing^US

bringing into line

synchronizing^US

synchronising^UK

troubleshooting

setting to rights

putting in working order

reorganizing^US

making improvements

reorganising^UK

writing instructions

writing software

dividing into degrees

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Verb

Present participle for to change one's attitude for the better

changing for the better

cleaning up your act

getting it together

getting your act together

pulling your socks up

turning over a new leaf

Verb

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

counterbalancing

counterweighing

counterchecking

compensating for

counterweighting

equiponderating

tipping the scales

rendering ineffective

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

working against

turning the tables

redressing the balance

bringing to naught

making of no use or value

making ineffective

coming out even

becoming stable

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Verb

Present participle for to control by means of rules and regulations

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