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right5 [transitive]
1 to do something to prevent a bad situation from continuing : 
He seems to think he can right all the wrongs of the world.
right a wrong
He seems to think he can right all the wrongs of the world.2 to put something back into the state or situation that it should be in : We must try to right the balance between taxation and government spending.
We must try to right the balance between taxation and government spending.3TTW to put something, especially a boat, back into its correct upright position : I finally managed to right the canoe. She righted herself and picked up her bag.
I finally managed to right the canoe.She righted herself and picked up her bag.
