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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

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   RECTIFY meaning: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.

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   When you rectify something, you fix it or make it right. Some English teachers will give you a chance to rectify any mistakes you've made in an essay and hand in a second, edited draft.

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   1. a. To set right; correct: rectified the situation by adding more chairs so that more people could sit. See Synonyms at correct. b. To correct by calculation or adjustment: rectified the mathematical error. 2. Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation. 3. Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current. 4.

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   5 days ago · If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory.

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   Definition of rectify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   to correct something or change it so that it is acceptable: The government has promised to rectify the situation.

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   Rectify definition: to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct. See examples of RECTIFY used in a sentence.