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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rectifyRectify Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECTIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › rectifyRECTIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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 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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rectifyRectify - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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”.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › rectifyRectify - definition of rectify by The Free Dictionary

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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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionrectify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   rectify something to put right something that is wrong synonym correct. to rectify a fault; We must take steps to rectify the situation.