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- DictionaryRec·ti·fy/ˈrektəˌfī/
verb
- 1. put right; correct: "mistakes made now cannot be rectified later"
- 2. convert (alternating current) to direct current.
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rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy. emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text. remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.
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. calibration. clean (someone/something) up. correction.
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. calibration. clean (someone/something) up. correction.
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.
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”.
4 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.
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)
