transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrek-tə-ˌfī ]
transitive verb
( -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 ˌrek-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun