redress
verb
[ rɪˈdrɛs ]
• remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
• "the power to redress the grievances of our citizens"
Similar:
rectify,
correct,
put/set/make right,
right,
put to rights,
compensate for,
sort out,
deal with,
amend,
remedy,
repair,
fix,
cure,
heal,
make good,
reform,
harmonize,
retrieve,
improve,
better,
ameliorate,
adjust,
resolve,
settle,
square,
patch up,
even up,
regulate,
equalize,
make level,
regularize,
• set upright again.
• "some ambitious Architect being called to redress a leaning Wall"
redress
noun
• remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.
• "those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights"
Similar:
compensation,
reparation,
restitution,
recompense,
repayment,
damages,
indemnity,
indemnification,
requital,
retribution,
satisfaction,
remedy,
comeback,
justice,
atonement,
amends,
Origin:
Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser ; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse .
