rectify
[ rek-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing.
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
Chemistry.
to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
Electricity.
to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
to determine the length of (a curve).
Astronomy, Geography.
to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.
Origin of rectify
SYNONYMS FOR rectify
OTHER WORDS FROM rectify
non·rec·ti·fied, adjective self-rec·ti·fy·ing, adjective un·rec·ti·fied, adjectiveWords nearby rectify
recti-,
rectifiable,
rectification,
rectified spirit,
rectifier,
rectify,
rectilinear,
rectirostral,
rectitis,
rectitude,
rectitudinous
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British Dictionary definitions for rectify
rectify
/ (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to put right; correct; remedy
to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
to convert (alternating current) into direct current
maths
to determine the length of (a curve)
to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic
Derived forms of rectify
rectifiable, adjective rectification, nounWord Origin for rectify
C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin
rectificāre to adjust, from Latin
rectus straight +
facere to make
Medical definitions for rectify
rectify
[ rĕk′tə-fī′ ]
v.
To set right; correct.
To refine or purify, especially by distillation.