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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.
rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.
Synonyms for RECTIFY: amend, correct, remedy, reform, rewrite, change, improve, repair; Antonyms of RECTIFY: hurt, impair, harm, damage, injure, spoil, mar, aggravate.
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.
RECTIFY meaning: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.
RECTIFY definition: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of rectify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory. Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation. [ VERB noun ]
to correct something or change it so that it is acceptable: The government has promised to rectify the situation.
