Words similar to rectify

Example sentences for: rectify

How can you use “rectify” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

A certain Tennessean, who became a good friend of Boris Chaliapin, the Time cover artist, got off on the wrong foot when he heard the artist's name as Charley Apin . Since Boris was too polite to correct the Tennessean, and others who knew better found the mistake too amusing to rectify, that one American friend called Boris good ol' Charley Apin as long as the friend lived.
Early diagnosis, new teaching techniques (emphasis on the arts, thematic programs), and new research into the brains of LD kids are starting to rectify a neglected problem.
Adjusting "preference" settings on the local web browser may rectify this problem.
Unless we rectify this situation, it is likely to undermine many of the other “-omic” efforts currently underway.
These donations are intended to rectify U.S. government inaction.