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verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
2.
to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
3.
Chemistry. to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
4.
Electricity. to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
5.
EXPANDto determine the length of (a curve).
6.
COLLAPSEAstronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English rectifien < Middle French rectifier < Medieval Latin rēctificāre, equivalent to Latin rēct(us) right + -ificāre -ify
1350–1400; Middle English rectifien < Middle French rectifier < Medieval Latin rēctificāre, equivalent to Latin rēct(us) right + -ificāre -ify
Related forms
non·rec·ti·fied, adjective
self-rec·ti·fy·ing, adjective
un·rec·ti·fied, adjective
Synonyms
1. mend, emend, amend. 2. adjust, regulate, straighten.
1. mend, emend, amend. 2. adjust, regulate, straighten.
Antonyms
1. worsen, muddle.
1. worsen, muddle.
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Word Origin & History
rectify
c.1400, from O.Fr. rectifier, lit. "to make straight" (14c.), from L.L. rectificare "make right" (3c.), from L. rectus "straight" (see right) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).
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rectify rec·ti·fy (rěk'tə-fī')
v. rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies
To set right; correct.
To refine or purify, especially by distillation.
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