rectify
verb (used with object)
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct.
are rectifying
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present progressiveof rectify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You aren’t changing Lara’s name; you are rectifying a grammatical mistake you made in the past.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2021
We are rectifying immediately the discrepancies in this vendor’s document with our actual on-set practices, which provide a professional and comfortable working environment for all performers.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2015
Now the city's educators are rectifying this neglect of women in U.S. history by establishing a Women's Heritage Trail.
From Time Magazine Archive
