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    rec·ti·fy
    /ˈrektəˌfī/

    verb

    • 1. put right; correct: "mistakes made now cannot be rectified later"
    • 2. convert (alternating current) to direct current.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rectifyRectify Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 2, 2012 · When you rectify something, you correct an error or make things right, which is fitting because rectify and correct both ultimately trace back to the Latin word regere, which can mean “to lead straight,” “to direct,” or “to rule.”

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECTIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RECTIFY definition: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rectifyRECTIFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rectify definition: to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct. See examples of RECTIFY used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rectifyRectify - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › rectifyRECTIFY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for RECTIFY: amend, correct, remedy, reform, rewrite, change, improve, repair; Antonyms of RECTIFY: hurt, impair, harm, damage, injure, spoil, mar, aggravate

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › rectifyRectify - definition of rectify by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRECTIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    RECTIFY meaning: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRECTIFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrectify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    rectify something to put right something that is wrong synonym correct. to rectify a fault; We must take steps to rectify the situation.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › rectifyRectify Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Rectify Definition. rĕktə-fī. rectified, rectifies, rectifying. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. rectified, rectifies, rectifying. To put or set right; correct; amend. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation. Webster's New World.

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