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1 rectificeren
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2 verbeteren
v. improve, better; amend, correct; set right, rectify -
3 zuiveren
v. clean, purify, refine, rectify, cleanse, clarify, clear, filter, exonerate, scour, rarefy, weed, whiten, expurgate, purge -
4 gelijkrichten
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5 rechtzetten
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6 rectificeren
• to correct• to rectify -
7 verbeteren
• to correct• to improve• to rectify -
8 verhelpen
• to rectify• to remedy• to remove -
9 een vergissing maken/herstellen
een vergissing maken/herstellenmake/rectify/correct a mistake/an errorVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een vergissing maken/herstellen
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10 een verzuim herstellen/goed maken
een verzuim herstellen/goed makenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een verzuim herstellen/goed maken
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11 gelijkrichten
2 [in gelijkstroom veranderen] rectify♦voorbeelden: -
12 herstellen
♦voorbeelden:1 het dak/een jas herstellen • mend the roof/a jacket2 de vrede/de rust herstellen • restore peace/quiet3 een fout/een onrecht herstellen • correct a mistake, right a wrongde schade herstellen • repair the damagede Heer Blaak, herstel: Braak • Mr Blaak, correction: Braakin de ouderlijke macht herstellen • restore to parental power♦voorbeelden:ze is weer geheel hersteld • she has made a complete recoverysnel/goed herstellen van een ziekte • recover quickly/well from an illnessIII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich herstellen〉♦voorbeelden: -
13 iets ongedaan maken
iets ongedaan makenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iets ongedaan maken
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14 ongedaan
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15 rechtbreien
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16 rechtzetten
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17 rectificeren
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18 verbeteren
1 [beter maken] improve♦voorbeelden:1 zijn Engels verbeteren • improve/brush up one's Englishde levensstandaard verbeteren • improve/raise the standard of livingzich verbeteren • improve oneself; 〈 met betrekking tot positie〉 better oneself; 〈 zedelijk〉 mend one's ways, turn over a new leaf♦voorbeelden: -
19 vergissing
♦voorbeelden:1 een vergissing maken/herstellen • make/rectify/correct a mistake/an erroriets per vergissing doen • do something by mistake/inadvertently -
20 verzuim
1 omission ⇒ 〈 nalatigheid〉 oversight, neglect, non-attendance 〈 wegblijven〉, absence 〈 wegblijven〉, absenteeism 〈 met betrekking tot personeel〉♦voorbeelden:verzuim wegens ziekte • absence due to illness
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rectify — rec‧ti‧fy [ˈrektfaɪ] 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] … Financial and business terms
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rectify — I verb adjust, alter, ameliorate, amend, better, correct, corrigere, cure, emend, emendare, emendate, improve, make corrections, make right, meliorate, mend, perfect, put to rights, redress, reform, rehabilitate, remedy, renovate, repair, restore … Law dictionary
rectify — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. rectifier, lit. to make straight (14c.), from L.L. rectificare make right (3c.), from L. rectus straight (see RIGHT (Cf. right) (adj.1)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factiti … Etymology dictionary
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rectify — [rek′tə fī΄] vt. rectified, rectifying [ME rectifien < MFr rectifier < LL rectificare: see RECTI & FY] 1. to put or set right; correct; amend 2. to adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation 3. Chem. to refine or purify (a… … English World dictionary
rectify — 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,… … English dictionary
rectify — [[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… … English dictionary
rectify — 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