Word info

make right

Verb

Meaning

make right (third-person singular simple present makes right, present participle making right, simple past and past participle made right)

(transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.
We had some bad blood initially, but in the end it was all made right by talking things over.
She wondered how she could ever make it right.

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Examples

No amount of propaganda can make right something that the world knows is wrong. Barack Obama

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong. Terence

One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge. Kiefer Sutherland

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control. Paul Ryan

In the best painting as in authentic poetry one is aware of moral pressures exerted.. choices are important, moral pressure exists to make right and wrong choices. Stanley Kunitz

I believe without a single shadow of a doubt that it is necessary for young people to learn to make choices. Learning to make right choices is the only way they will survive in an increasingly frightening world. Lois Lowry

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