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rec⋅ti⋅fy
[rek-tuh-fahy] 
təˌfaɪ
–verb (used with object), -fied, -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 (esp. 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). |
| 6. | Astronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem. |
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| rec·ti·fy (rěk'tə-fī') tr.v. rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies
[Middle English rectifien, from Old French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rēctificāre : Latin rēctus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] rec'ti·fi'a·ble adj., rec'ti·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n. |
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Rectify
Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rectified (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Rectifying (-f?`?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Right, and -fy.]1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders. I meant to rectify my conscience. --Shak. This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have rectified. --Burke. 2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine. 3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added. To rectify a globe, to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. Syn: To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend.
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Language Translation for : rectify
Spanish:
rectificar,
German:
berichtigen,
Japanese:
直す
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: rec·ti·fy
Pronunciation: 'rek-t&-"fI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
1 : to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation
2 : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional
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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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