English Dictionary
Definition of “rectify”
rectify (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ
)
Definitions
verb
(tr) - to put right; correct; remedy
- to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
- to convert (alternating current) into direct current
- mathematics to determine the length of (a curve)
- to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic
Alternative Forms
ˈrectiˌfiable adjective ˌrectifiˈcation noun Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make
Synonyms
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correct,
right,
improve,
reform,
square,
fix,
repair,
adjust,
remedy,
amend,
make good,
mend,
redress,
put right
set the record straight,
emend,
Translations
- British English:
rectify
If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory.We are trying hard to rectify the situation.ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ VERB We are trying hard to rectify the situation.
- Spanish:
rectificar
v
- French:
rectifier
vt
- German:
berichtigen
v
- Chinese: 矫正 v
- Arabic: يُصَحِّحُ v
- Portuguese: rectificar v
- Russian: исправлять v
- Croatian: ispraviti v
- Czech: napravit v napravovat
- Danish: berigtige v
- Dutch: rectificeren v
- Finnish: oikaista v
- Greek: επανορθώνω v
- Italian: rettificare v
- Japanese: 修正する v
- Korean: 개정하다 v
- Norwegian: korrigere v
- Polish: poprawić v poprawiać
- Brazilian Portuguese: retificar v
- European Spanish:
rectificar
v
- Swedish: rätta till v
- Thai: แก้ให้ถูกต้อง v
- Turkish: düzeltmek v
- Vietnamese: sửa lại v
Usage examples
If I have succeeded you may now be able to rectify the omission we referred to at the beginning of this conversation.
Ross, Melville, Lohengrin (1986)It could be a case of the Vajpayee Administration finding its own faults, and trying to rectify them.
Business Today (1999)Some GPs wonder why the ministry has not carried out a major publicity campaign to rectify patients ' ignorance of PHOs.
New Zealand Herald (2003)Military action appears to aggravate matters rather than to rectify them.
Independent (1999)Do not take it to rectify a bleeding problem without consulting your doctor first about the underlying cause.
Shreeve, Caroline (Dr.), How to Lower High Blood Pressure (1994)
