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righted

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  1. To correct.“Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.”
  2. To set upright.“The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.”
  3. To return to normal upright position.“When the wind died down, the ship righted.”
  4. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.“to right the oppressed”

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