rectify

ˈrɛktɪfaɪ

rectified, rectifies

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Definition of rectify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

correctioncorrect a mistake or situation

We need to rectify the error in the report.

amend

correct

fix

technology

TECH.

convert alternating current into direct current

TECH.

The device rectifies the AC to DC.

convert

transform

chemistry

TECH.

purify a substance by distillation

TECH.

The lab technician rectified the alcohol.

distill

purify

refine

mathematics

TECH.

determine the length of a curve

TECH.

The mathematician rectified the curve's length.

calculate

compute

measure

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Origin of rectify

Latin, rectus (right) + -ify (to make)

Terms with rectify included in their meaning

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get right

self-improvement

improve or rectify one's behavior or situation

make right

rectify

correct or improve a situation or relationship

repay

rectify actions

make amends for a wrong done

straighten out

correction

correct mistakes or rectify a situation

corrective

adj.

counteracting

serving to counteract or rectify

correct

rectify

counteract a malfunction or ailment

Examples of rectify in a sentence

He promised to rectify the situation by tomorrow.
The engineer needed to rectify the current for the circuit.
To power the device, they had to rectify the electricity.
They needed to rectify the solution for purity.
The process to rectify the liquid was complex.
To solve the problem, she needed to rectify the curve.

The software can rectify curves with high precision.

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French:rectifier, redresser, ...
German:korrigieren, gleichrichten, ...
Italian:rettificare, purificare, ...
Spanish:rectificar, destilar, ...
Portuguese:corrigir, converter, ...
Chinese:纠正, 整流, ...
Japanese:修正する, 整流する, ...
Arabic:صَحَّحَ, حَوَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן, לְבַצֵּעַ יִשּׁוּר, ...
Russian:исправить, преобразовывать, ...
Ukrainian:виправляти, випрямляти, ...
Hindi:सुधारना, सीधा करना, ...
Bengali:সংশোধন করা, রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:rectificar, destil.lar, ...
Czech:napravit, usměrňovat, ...
Danish:rette, ensrette, ...
Dutch:rechtzetten, gelijkrichten, ...
Greek:διορθώνω, μετατρέπω, ...
Hungarian:kijavítani, egyenirányítani, ...
Khmer:កែតម្រូវ, កែចរន្ត, ...
Korean:바로잡다, 변환하다, ...
Persian:اصلاح کردن, تبدیل کرد, ...
Polish:poprawić, prostować, ...
Portuguese (BR):corrigir, converter, ...
Romanian:a corecta, a redresa, ...
Swedish:korrigera, omvandla, ...
Thai:แก้ไข, แปลง, ...
Turkish:düzeltmek, dönüştürmek, ...
Vietnamese:khắc phục, chỉnh lưu, ...

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