RECTIFY


Meaning of RECTIFY in English

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

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