rectify
verb (formal)- rectify something
to put right something that is wrong synonym correct矫正;纠正;改正 Extra ExamplesThe mistake can easily be rectified. 这个错误很容易改正。 It's not too late to rectify matters. 补过不嫌晚。 There were some errors in the report, but these were easy to rectify. 报告里有一些错误,但不难改正。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRectify is used with these nouns as the object:- error
- fault
- imbalance
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right’.