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Definitions

rectification

[rek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌrɛk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

ADVERB

measure for measure

Synonyms

WEAK

amends atonement compensation eye for an eye indemnification indemnity lex talionis meed payback quid pro quo reciprocity recompense reparation restitution retaliation tit for tat tooth for a tooth

NOUN

amendment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change modification reform remedy revision

STRONG

alteration amelioration betterment correction enhancement improvement mending reformation repair

Antonyms

STRONG

damage harm hurt injury worsening

NOUN

correction

Synonyms

STRONG

alteration amelioration amendment editing emendation improvement indemnification mending modification redress reexamination repair reparation revisal revising

WEAK

amending changing remodeling rereading righting

Antonyms

STRONG

damage harm hurt injury worsening

WEAK

allowance blunder coddling goof indulgence mistake permissiveness petting spoiling

NOUN

improvement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance advancement change development enhancement gain growth increase progress recovery renovation revision rise upgrade

STRONG

amelioration amendment augmentation betterment civilization correction cultivation elevation enrichment furtherance meliorism preferment progression promotion rally reclamation reformation regeneration upbeat

WEAK

upswing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease deterioration diminishment failure halt loss retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage

STRONG

demotion worsening

WEAK

damage diminishing harm hurt injury weakening

NOUN

melioration

Synonyms

STRONG

advance advancement amelioration amendment augmentation betterment change civilization correction cultivation development elevation enhancement enrichment furtherance gain growth increase preferment progress progression promotion rally reclamation recovery reformation regeneration renovation revision rise upbeat upgrade

WEAK

upswing

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease demotion deterioration diminishment failure halt impediment loss regression retreat retrogression stagnation stop stoppage worsening

NOUN

redress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amends atonement indemnity remedy reparation reprisal restitution retribution

STRONG

aid amendment assistance balancing change conciliation correction cure ease justice offsetting payment quittance recompense reformation rehabilitation relief remission remodeling renewal repair requital return revision reward reworking satisfaction vengeance

WEAK

reestablishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

penalty sympathy

STRONG

damage destruction hindrance hurt injury worsening

NOUN

refinement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarification

STRONG

cleaning distillation processing purification rarefaction

WEAK

depuration detersion draining filtering

Antonyms

WEAK

bad manners corruption crudeness dirtying pollution rudeness

NOUN

revision

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration amendment improvement modification reconsideration reexamination review

STRONG

correction editing emendation homework polish redaction redraft rescript retrospect retrospection revisal revise updating

WEAK

afterlight overhauling recension rectifying reediting restyling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

worsening

Example Sentences

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China will also expedite the reviews of rectification materials submitted by some U.S. beef companies, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"An issue was identified, a rectification was instructed and that is taking place," he told the Commons defence committee.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Ethylene is produced industrially by the high-energy cracking and rectification of fossil feedstocks.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

"I am pleased that this matter will now be concluded by way of rectification," Sunak added.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Fernanda was frightened because until then she had really not had a clear indication of the tremendous inner force of her singsong, but it was too late for any attempt at rectification.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

rectification

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