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   Rec·ti·fy

   /ˈrektəˌfī/

   

   verb

   • 1. put right; correct: "mistakes made now cannot be rectified later"
   • 2. convert (alternating current) to direct current.
   • 3. find a straight line equal in length to (a curve): "his methods of rectifying the cycloid"
   • 4. purify or refine (a substance) by repeated or continuous distillation: "butyl lactate was rectified, and the purified butyl lactate was sequentially hydrolyzed"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rectifiable adjective

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   Where did the word rectify come from?

   • According to Etymonline, the word rectify has been used since the year 1400 to mean to make something right or to correct something. This word comes from the Middle English rectifien from the Old French rectifier, which literally meant to make straight. The Old French rectifier has been used since the 14th century.

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   • If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory . Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation. [VERB noun] That mistake could have been rectified within 28 days. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 5.

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   rec· ti· fy ˈrek-tə-ˌfī. rectified; rectifying. Synonyms of rectify. transitive verb. 1. : to set right : remedy. 2. : to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation. rectified alcohol. 3. : to correct by removing errors : adjust. rectify the calendar. 4. : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional. rectification.

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   verb (used with object) , rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing. to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account. Synonyms: amend, emend, mend. Antonyms: muddle, worsen. to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea. Synonyms: straighten, regulate, adjust.

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   C1 formal. to correct something or make something right: I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation. Every effort is made to rectify any errors / mistakes before the book is printed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Correcting and mending.

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   To rectify is to correct or improve something — you can imagine straightening out something that's bent to make it work better. The Old French rectifier, in fact, means "to make straight," from the Latin root rectus, "straight." Definitions of rectify. verb. make right or correct. “ rectify the calculation”.

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   5 days ago · rectify in British English. (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ ) verb Word forms: -fies, -fying, -fied (transitive) 1. to put right; correct; remedy. 2. to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation. 3. to convert ( alternating current) into direct current.

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   RECTIFY definition: to correct something or change it so that it is acceptable: . Learn more.