to correct something or make something right: I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation. Every effort is made to rectify any errors / mistakes before the book is printed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Correcting and mending. calibration. clean (someone/something) up phrasal verb. correction. More @Wikipedia
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