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rectify

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

The English word “rectify” has 10 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To heal (an organ or part of the body).
  2. To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
  3. To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
  4. To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
  5. To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
  6. To correct (someone who is mistaken).
  7. To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
  8. To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
  9. To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
  10. To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.

Etymology

From Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-Norman rectifiier, rectefier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin rēctificō (“to make right”), from Latin rēctus (“straight”).

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