re-dress: Meaning and Definition of

re-dress

Pronunciation: (rē-dres'), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to dress again.

re•dress

Pronunciation: (n.rē'dres, ri-dres'v.ri-dres'), [key]
— n.
  1. the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
  2. relief from wrong or injury.
  3. compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury.
—v.t.
  1. to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
  2. to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).
  3. to remedy or relieve (suffering, want, etc.).
  4. to adjust evenly again, as a balance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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