The Clue
Rectifies (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CORRECTS
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Notes
The answer CORRECTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Adjusts
Emends
Definition
CORRECT as a verb:
1. (correct, rectify, right) = make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
2. (right, compensate, redress, correct) = make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
3. (chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct) = censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
4. (compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up) = adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
5. (discipline, correct, sort out) = punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
6. (decline, slump, correct) = go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
7. (adjust, set, correct) = alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
8. treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"