n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' dres
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French redresser to set upright, restore, redress, from re- + dresser to set straight ― more at DRESS
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : to set right : REMEDY <looked to charity, not to legislation, to redress social wrongs ― W. R. Inge> (2) : to make up for : COMPENSATE b : to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint) c : to exact reparation for : AVENGE
2 archaic a : to requite (a person) for a wrong or loss b : HEAL
synonyms see CORRECT
– re · dress · er noun