rectify
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təˌfaɪ verb (used with object), rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·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.
to determine the length of (a curve).
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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World English Dictionary
rectify (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to put right; correct; remedy |
| 2. | to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation |
| 3. | to convert (alternating current) into direct current |
| 4. | maths to determine the length of (a curve) |
| 5. | to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make] | |
| 'rectifiable | |
| —adj | |
| rectifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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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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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
We scholars have done little to rectify the situation, what with our boring books and our excesses of anti-charisma.
The best way to rectify such a situation is to make sure the next test is truer.
The initiative seeks to rectify coverage and credibility concerns by having professional psychologists participate.
Follow-up visits verify that corrective actions have been implemented to rectify cited deficiencies.
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