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verb | noun redressredress1 /rɪˈdrɛs/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYredress1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French redrecier, from drecier to make straight VERB TABLEredress |
| Present | I, you, we, they | redress | | he, she, it | redresses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | redressed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have redressed | | he, she, it | has redressed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had redressed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will redress | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have redressed |
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| Present | I | am redressing | | he, she, it | is redressing | | you, we, they | are redressing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was redressing | | you, we, they | were redressing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been redressing | | he, she, it | has been redressing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been redressing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be redressing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been redressing |
► redress the balance Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities. to correct something that is wrong or unfair SYN rectify: Congress has done little to redress these injustices. Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities. verb | noun redressredress2 /ˈridrɛs, rɪˈdrɛs/ noun [uncountable] formal money that someone pays you for causing you harm or damaging your property SYN compensation, reparation: The victims sought redress in the courts. |