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- Dictionaryrectify/ˈrɛktɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 1. put right; correct: "mistakes made now cannot be rectified later"
- 2. convert (alternating current) to direct current: "the current from the transformers is rectified by high-voltage diodes"
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RECTIFY definition: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.
RECTIFY meaning: 1. to correct something or make something right: 2. to make a substance pure 3. to change an…. Learn more.
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.”
If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory.
Rectify definition: to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct. See examples of RECTIFY used in a sentence.
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make, put, or set right; correct: to rectify an error. 2. to put right by adjustment or calculation, as a course at sea. 3. to purify (esp. a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation. 4. to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
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.
Definition of rectify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
RECTIFY definition: to correct something or change it so that it is acceptable: . Learn more.
If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory. Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.
