"make right" meaning in English

See make right in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes right [present, singular, third-person], making right [participle, present], made right [participle, past], made right [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> right}} make right (third-person singular simple present makes right, present participle making right, simple past and past participle made right)
  1. (transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation. Tags: transitive Translations (rectify): hoitaa (Finnish), selvittää (Finnish), oikaista (Finnish), in Ordnung bringen (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (garaihtjan) (Gothic), îndrepta (Romanian)
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        "(transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "rectify",
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