rectify a mistake

  • 1mistake — I n. 1) to make a mistake 2) to correct, rectify a mistake 3) to excuse, forgive a mistake 4) a bad, costly, glaring, serious; fatal; foolish; minor, slight mistake 5) mistakes abound (on every page) 6) a mistake about; in (we made a mistake… …

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  • 2MISTAKE — A legal transaction requires that the making up of the mind (or the conclusive intention of the parties to close the bargain – gemirat ha da at) be demonstrated (see acquisition , Modes of). When it is apparent that one of the parties lacked such …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3rectify — verb rectified, rectifying (T) 1 formal to correct something that is wrong: I did my best to rectify the situation, but the damage was already done. | Please rectify the mistake at once. 2 technical to make alcohol pure 3 technical to change an… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4rectify — rec‧ti‧fy [ˈrektfaɪ] verb rectified PTandPP [transitive] formal to correct something that is wrong: • We apologise for the delay and are doing everything we can to rectify the situation. * * * rectify UK US /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ verb [T] …

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  • 5mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …

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  • 6mistake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, colossal (esp. AmE), great, huge ▪ It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you. ▪ bad, dreadful …

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  • 7rectify — UK [ˈrektɪfaɪ] / US [ˈrektəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms rectify : present tense I/you/we/they rectify he/she/it rectifies present participle rectifying past tense rectified past participle rectified formal to correct a problem or mistake,… …

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  • 8rectify — [[t]re̱ktɪfaɪ[/t]] rectifies, rectifying, rectified VERB If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory. [V n] Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation... [V n] That mistake could have… …

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  • 9rectify — verb Rectify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑error, ↑fault, ↑imbalance, ↑injustice, ↑mistake, ↑omission, ↑problem, ↑situation …

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  • 10rectify — rec|ti|fy [ rektə,faı ] verb transitive FORMAL to correct a problem or mistake, or make a bad situation better: I am anxious to rectify this situation. ╾ rec|ti|fi|ca|tion [ ,rektəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …

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