Rectify Definition

rĕktə-fī

rectified, rectifies, rectifying

verb

rectified, rectifies, rectifying

To put or set right; correct; amend.

Webster's New World

To adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation.

Webster's New World

To refine or purify (a liquid) by distillation, esp. by fractional or repeated distillations.

Webster's New World

To convert (alternating current) to direct current.

Webster's New World

To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.

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Origin of Rectify

Middle English rectifien from Old French rectifier from Medieval Latin rēctificāre Latin rēctus right reg- in Indo-European roots Latin -ficāre -fy

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French rectifier (“to make straight"), from Medieval Latin rÄ“ctificāre (“make right"), from Latin rÄ“ctus (“straight")

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