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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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   6 days ago · 1 (verb) in the sense of correct. Definition. to put right. Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation. Synonyms. correct. right. improve. reform. square. fix. repair. adjust. remedy. amend. make good. mend. redress. put right. set the record straight. emend. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of separate. Definition.

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   thesaurus. Parts of speech. verbs. nouns. adjectives. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. correct. remedy. repair. right. put right. amend. redress. reform. improve. set right. straighten out. resolve. settle. emend. adjust. sort out. mend. fix. refine. make good. put to rights. ameliorate. cure. remediate.

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   Rectify Synonyms and Antonyms. rĕktə-fī. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Common Words. Unique Words. To make right what is wrong. (Verb) Synonyms: correct. amend. emend. right. redress. reform. remedy. adjust. mend. cure. fix. improve. purify. rebuild. refine. repair. straighten. Antonyms: worsen. damage. ruin. More words.

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   Rectify synonyms - 1 499 Words and Phrases for Rectify. correct. v. # fix , restore. remedy. v. # fix , correct. repair. v. # fix , restore. right. v. # fix , correct. put right. v. # fix , restore. amend. v. # fix , correct. redress. v. # fix , correct. reform. v. # fix , correct. improve. v. # fix , correct. set right. v. # fix , level.

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   Find 42 ways to say RECTIFY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

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   Synonyms: redress, reform , amend, correct , improve , revise , put right, straighten out, unsnarl, square up. 'rectify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): adjust - amend - attune - correct - cure - disabuse - emend - expiate - mend - reconcile - redress - remedy - repair - right - straighten.

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   Need synonyms for rectify? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . To correct or amend a mistake or undesirable situation. To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. To make amends for past transgressions. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. … more . Verb. .