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