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re-dress

  [ree-dres]
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–verb (used with object)
to dress again.
Origin:
1730–40; re- + dress
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re⋅dress

  [n. ree-dres, ri-dres; v. ri-dres]
–noun
1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
2. relief from wrong or injury.
3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.
–verb (used with object)
4. to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
5. to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).
6. to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
7. to adjust evenly again, as a balance.
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) ME redressen < MF redresser, OF redrecier, equiv. to re- re- + drecier to straighten (see dress ); (n.) ME < AF redresse, redresce, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
re⋅dress⋅a⋅ble, re⋅dress⋅i⋅ble, adjective
re⋅dress⋅er, re⋅dres⋅sor, noun

Synonyms:
1. restoration, remedy, atonement. Redress, reparation, restitution suggest making amends or giving indemnification for a wrong. Redress may refer either to the act of setting right an unjust situation (as by some power), or to satisfaction sought or gained for a wrong suffered: the redress of grievances. Reparation means compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or loss inflicted. The word may have the moral idea of amends: to make reparation for one's neglect; but more frequently it refers to financial compensation (which is asked for, rather than given): the reparations demanded of the aggressor nations. Restitution means literally the restoration of what has been taken from the lawful owner: He demanded restitution of his land; it may also refer to restoring the equivalent of what has been taken: They made him restitution for his land. 5. amend, mend, emend, right, rectify, adjust. 6. ease.
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re·dress   (rĭ-drěs')   
tr.v.   re·dressed, re·dress·ing, re·dress·es

  1. To set right; remedy or rectify.

  2. To make amends to.

  3. To make amends for. See Synonyms at correct.

  4. To adjust (a balance, for example).

n.   also (rē'drěs)

  1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. See Synonyms at reparation.

  2. Correction or reformation.


[Middle English redressen, from Old French redrecier : re-, re- + drecier, to arrange; see dress.]
re·dress'er, re·dres'sor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

redress  (v.)
c.1366, from O.Fr. redrecier, from re- "again" + drecier "to straighten, arrange." Formerly used in many more senses than currently.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·dress
Pronunciation: ri-'dres, 'rE-"dres
Function: noun
1 a : relief from distress b : a means of obtaining a remedy
2 : compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss —re·dress /ri-'dres/ transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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