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redress

verb [T]
 
 
/rɪˈdres/ formal

Definition

to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done: Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?Correcting and mendingEditing and compiling
(Definition of redress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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