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  2. 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.

  3. rectify. verb [ T ] uk / ˈrek.tɪ.faɪ / us / ˈrek.tə.faɪ / rectify verb [T] (CORRECT) Add to word list. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Definitions of rectify. verb. make right or correct. “ rectify the calculation” synonyms: correct, right. see more. verb. set straight or right. “ rectify the inequities in salaries” synonyms: amend, remediate, remedy, repair. see more. verb. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.

  7. Some common synonyms of rectify are amend, correct, emend, redress, reform, remedy, and revise. While all these words mean "to make right what is wrong," rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy.

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  9. rectify. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˈrektɪfaɪ / us. Add to word list. to correct something or change it so that it is acceptable: The government has promised to rectify the situation. (Definition of rectify from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of rectify. in Chinese (Traditional) 改正, 糾正, 矯正… See more.

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