rectifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of rectify
as in amends
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 rectifies This modest proposal rectifies that, but only financially. — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026 Thankfully, Part 2 rectifies the issue by bringing forth the yearning, longing and desire between them that were sorely missing, and the couple’s relationship finally gets the lusty zeal fans have been waiting for. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifies
  1. amends
  2. corrects
  3. reforms
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  • The Santini-Burton Modernization Act amends a 1980 law that allows the Forest Service to purchase environmentally sensitive land in the Tahoe Basin.
    — Haley Parsley August 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Then, as homes are sold, responsibility passes to an HOA board that interprets, enforces and sometimes amends the rules.
    — Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of amends
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  • His system corrects for that by comparing each coach against the specific difficulty of what he was actually given, not a league-wide baseline.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Robin doesn’t know how to use the word ‘’literally,’’ Ted corrects everyone, Lily chews too loudly, and Barney speaks in falsetto.
    — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrects
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  • There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Kentucky's General Assembly has passed House Bill 2, which reforms the state's Medicaid program.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of reforms

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