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.
I do believe that the administration has used the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-3) for purely political purposes--to demonize welfare reform and draw attention away from the fact that it (the administration) has no plan to rectify the crisis that afflicts the child-welfare system.
HUD has begun to take the steps necessary to rectify this problem, including preparation and publication of a correction to the final rule and proper submission of the controlled business disclosure requirements for OMB review and public comment.
Adjusting "preference" settings on the local web browser may rectify this problem.
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.