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  • 61redress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. right, correct, repair, reform, relieve, remedy. n. amends, restitution, reparation, requital, compensation, relief. See restoration, atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Correction] Syn. revision,… …

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  • 62reform — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. better, reclaim, restore, improve, redeem, regenerate, convert. See change. n. improvement, amendment, regeneration, reformation; crusade. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reformation, betterment,… …

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  • 63remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …

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  • 64right — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pertaining to the right side Nouns 1. right; rightness, dextrality; right hand or side, dexter, starboard (naut.), recto, decanal side, off side. See side. 2. conservativism, reactionarism, Toryism, etc …

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  • 65settle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. define, fix, confirm, appoint; agree upon; resolve, determine, decide, conclude; tranquilize, calm; reconcile, adjust, compose; discharge, square, pay, set at rest; place, establish; people, colonize …

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  • 66rec|ti|fy — «REHK tuh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to make right; put right; adjust; remedy: »The storekeeper admitted his mistake and was willing to rectify it. It is ecology again which helps to analyze the situation and rectify it (F. S.… …

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  • 67Correct — Cor*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Correcting}.] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in the first… …

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  • 68Corrected — Correct Cor*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Correcting}.] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in… …

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  • 69Correcting — Correct Cor*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Correcting}.] 1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles. [1913 Webster] This is a defect in… …

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  • 70Rectifier — A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), a process known as rectification. Rectifiers have many uses including as components of power supplies and as detectors of radio signals. Rectifiers …

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