as in to amend
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 rectify
According to Trump, the United States needs massive tariffs to rectify its trade imbalances.
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Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
A slow start last year was rectified by a drastic improvement in performances in the second half of the season, but the Maranello team cannot afford to give its rivals another head start.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Senate will hold a pro forma session at 12:15 p.m.
The president will sign executive orders at 3:30 p.m.
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CAPITAL BUDGET: The government in Washington, D.C., must wait for the House to return next week to legislatively rectify a more than $1 billion hit to its budget.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
So far this year, the Cook County treasurer’s office has mailed $5.2 million in bills to 55 taxpayers to rectify mistakes by the assessor’s office that were revealed by the investigation.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, Macmillan and Ostermeier keep on eye on current events and amend their script as and when significant news emerges.—
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The judge is allowing the plaintiffs to amend their complaint.—
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This story has been corrected to show the name of the residents' group is Eaton Fire Residents United, not Eaton Fire Residents Unite.—
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According to the administration, the measure will correct long-standing global trade imbalances that have disadvantaged the U.S. and motivate companies to relocate their manufacturing operations in the country.—
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That would effectively delay the timeline, but give the attorneys a chance to remedy terms Wilken disputes.—
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Trump has the opportunity to remedy the energy missteps of the past administration, but his executive order pausing approvals for onshore and offshore wind projects falls into the same trap that previous leadership did.—
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“Rectify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectify. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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