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Antonyms for re-dressing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-dres |
| Phonetic Transcription : riˈdrɛs |
- abandon
- abet
- aggravate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrange
- ask
- assist
- be permissive
- be real
- blame
- block
- blow
- blunder
- break
- charge
- cheer
- coddle
- comfort
- condemn
- confirm
- confuse
- convict
- corroborate
- corrupt
- damage
- decline
- deny
- depart
- depress
- deprive
- derange
- destroy
- deteriorate
- disagree
- disarrange
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- disproportion
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- disturb
- do
- emphasize
- enact
- encourage
- establish
- facilitate
- fail
- fine
- forfeit
- forgive
- forward
- get sick
- give up
- go along
- goof
- harm
- help
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- imbalance
- impair
- increase
- indulge
- injure
- institute
- intensify
- keep
- kill
- leave
- leave alone
- legalize
- let go
- lose
- maintain
- miss
- mistake
- mix up
- move
- neglect
- obstruct
- pamper
- pardon
- penalize
- permit
- pet
- precede
- prove
- punish
- ratify
- refuse
- remain
- request
- ruin
- sanction
- save
- scatter
- seize
- sentence
- spoil
- start
- stay
- stop
- support
- surrender
- sympathize
- take
- tell truth
- tip
- unfit
- unsuit
- uphold
- upset
- validate
- weaken
- withhold
- worsen
- wreck
- wrong
Definition of re-dressing
- As in make up : verb compensate, reconcile
- As in mend : verb correct, improve, fix
- As in negate : verb contradict, countermand
- As in neutralize : verb counteract
- As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
- As in avenge : verb retaliate
- As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
- As in rectify : verb correct a situation; make something right
- As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
- As in redress : verb change, rectify
- As in refund : verb return money; rebate
- As in remedy : verb fix, cure
- As in remunerate : verb compensate, reward
- As in repair : verb fix, restore
- As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
- As in requite : verb compensate, give in return
- As in revenge : verb retaliate for wrong, grievance
- As in right : verb fix, correct
- As in cancel : verb equal out
- As in restitute : verb refund
- As in compensate : verb offset, make up for
- As in adjust : verb become or make prepared, adapted
- As in correct : verb fix, adjust
- As in counteract : verb do opposing action
- As in cure : verb heal, ease bad situation
- As in expiate : verb make amends for
- When re-dressing they are always upset to the required diameter.
- Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals » by Charles Conrad Sleffel
- In the re-dressing of the so-called Mrs. James Pope, these articles had not been changed.
- Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green
- Indeed I was bundled out of bed, and hastily assisted in re-dressing, by the doctor's orders.
- Extract from : « Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons » by Henry Charles Mahoney
- This is a good way of re-dressing potatoes, and making them palatable.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
Synonyms for re-dressing
- abate
- abide by
- abolish
- abort
- abrogate
- absolve
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- accord
- accustom
- acquit
- adapt
- adhere to
- adjust
- aid
- alleviate
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- annihilate
- annul
- answer
- ante up
- apologize
- appease
- arrange
- assuage
- atone
- atone for
- attend
- avenge
- award
- back up
- balance
- balance out
- be out for blood
- belie
- better
- blackball
- break with
- buck
- bury the hatchet
- call off
- cancel
- cancel out
- carry out
- change
- chasten
- chastise
- check
- clean up
- clean up act
- clean up one's act
- cold turkey
- come back at
- come to terms
- comp
- compensate
- compensate for
- compose
- conciliate
- condition
- conform
- conquer
- contravene
- control
- controvert
- convalesce
- correct
- cough up
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countercheck
- countermand
- counterpoise
- countervail
- counterwork
- cross
- cure
- darn
- debug
- declare invalid
- defeat
- defend
- defray
- deny
- dial back
- ding
- disaffirm
- disallow
- discard
- discharge
- dish out
- displace
- dispose
- disprove
- do as Romans do
- do business
- do justice
- do over
- do penance
- do up
- doctor
- dose
- dress
- dry out
- dump
- ease
- edit
- emend
- equalize
- even out
- even the score
- excuse
- expiate
- fiddle with
- fight back
- fill in
- fine-tune
- fit
- fix
- fix one's wagon
- fix up
- fly in the face of
- foil
- follow
- forgive
- forgive and forget
- front for
- frustrate
- fulfill
- gain
- gainsay
- get
- get act together
- get back at
- get better
- get even
- get it together
- get well
- get with it
- give a face-lift
- give back
- give comeuppance
- give just desserts
- give satisfaction
- go against
- go over
- go straight
- grant
- grease
- grin and bear it
- guerdon
- habituate
- halt
- harmonize
- heal
- help
- hinder
- hit back
- hold to
- honor a claim
- ignore
- improve
- impugn
- indemnify
- invalidate
- justify
- keep
- keep the faith
- kick
- kick back
- kick the habit
- kill
- knit
- launder
- look up
- make
- make amends
- make better
- make conform
- make good
- make healthy
- make over
- make peace
- make redress
- make reparation
- make repayment
- make reprisal
- make restitution
- make right
- make up for
- make whole
- match
- medicate
- meet
- mend
- minister to
- mitigate
- modify
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- nurse
- offset
- oppose
- order
- oust
- outplace
- outweigh
- overcome
- overcompensate
- overhaul
- override
- overrule
- overthrow
- pacify
- palliate
- patch
- patch up
- pay
- pay back
- pay back in spades
- pay dues
- pay for
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- pay up
- payback
- perform
- perk up
- pick up
- pinch hit for
- polish
- post
- prevent
- propitiate
- punish
- put an end to
- put back
- put back together
- put down
- put in order
- put in place
- put out
- put right
- quadrate
- quash
- quit
- quit cold
- ready
- rebuild
- rebut
- recalibrate
- recall
- recant
- reciprocate
- reclaim
- recompense
- reconcile
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- rectify
- recuperate
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refit
- reform
- refresh
- refund
- refurbish
- refute
- regain
- regulate
- rehabilitate
- reimburse
- reinstate
- rejuvenate
- relieve
- relinquish
- remedy
- remit
- remodel
- remunerate
- render inert
- render null and void
- renew
- renovate
- reorganize
- repair
- repay
- repeal
- repudiate
- requite
- rescind
- resist
- respond
- restitute
- restitution
- restore
- restore to health
- retaliate
- retort
- retouch
- retract
- retread
- retribute
- retrieve
- return
- return the compliment
- revamp
- revenge
- reverse
- review
- revise
- revive
- revoke
- reward
- right
- ring
- ring in
- rule out
- satisfy
- save
- score
- scrub
- service
- set aside
- set off
- set right
- set straight
- set to rights
- set upright
- settle
- settle up
- settle with
- sew
- shake
- shake hands
- shape up
- shell out
- shift
- sit in
- solve
- soothe
- sort out
- spring for
- square
- square things
- square up
- stand in
- stand in lieu of
- step into shoes of
- stick it to
- stonewall
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up
- sub
- subdue
- substitute
- succeed
- suit
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- suppress
- swap places
- sweat it out
- sweeten the pot
- swim with the tide
- swing for
- tailor
- tailor-make
- take an eye for an eye
- take care of
- take one's medicine
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- take satisfaction
- take vengeance
- thwart
- touch up
- traverse
- treat
- tune
- turn around
- turn down
- turn over new leaf
- turn the tables on
- turn things around
- turn thumbs down
- undo
- upgrade
- vacate
- venge
- vindicate
- vitiate
- void
- vouchsafe
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