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Rectify is defined as to make something right.

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An example of rectify is for a person to do something to make up for hurting a friend.

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See rectify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb rectified, rectifying

to put or set right; correct; amend
to adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation
Chem. to refine or purify (a liquid) by distillation, esp. by fractional or repeated distillations
Elec. to convert (alternating current) to direct current
Math. to find the length of (a curve)

Origin: ME rectifien < MFr rectifier < LL rectificare: see recti- & -fy

Related Forms:

rectifiable adjective
rectification noun

See rectify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies

To set right; correct.
To correct by calculation or adjustment. See Synonyms at correct.
Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation.
Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rectifien

Origin: , from Old French rectifier

Origin: , from Medieval Latin rēctificāre

Origin: : Latin rēctus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin -ficāre, -fy

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Related Forms:

recˈti·fiˌa·ble adjective

recˌti·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun

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