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rectify definition

rec·tify (rek′tə fī′)

transitive verb rectified -·fied′, rectifying -·fy′·ing

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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