RECTIFY


Meaning of RECTIFY in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' rek-t ə - ˌ f ī

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing

Etymology: Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus right ― more at RIGHT

Date: 14th century

1 : to set right : REMEDY

2 : to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation

3 : to correct by removing errors : ADJUST < rectify the calendar>

4 : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional

synonyms see CORRECT

– rec · ti · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ rek-t ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun

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