rectified

 [rek-tuh-fahy]  

rec·ti·fy

   [rek-tuh-fahy]
verb (used with object), rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing.
1.
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
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.
to determine the length of (a curve).
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6.
Astronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.
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Origin:
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.

Antonyms
1. worsen, muddle.

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rectified

adjective
having been put right 
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