Definition of Rectify in English :

Define Rectify in English

Rectify meaning in English

Meaning of Rectify in English

Pronunciation of Rectify in English

Rectify pronunciation in English

Pronounce Rectify in English

Rectify

see synonyms of rectify

Verb

1. rectify

math: determine the length of

Example Sentences:
'rectify a curve'

2. rectify, refine

reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

Example Sentences:
'refine sugar'

3. reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate

bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

Example Sentences:
'The Church reformed me'
'reform your conduct'

4. amend, rectify, remediate, remedy, repair

set straight or right

Example Sentences:
'remedy these deficiencies'
'rectify the inequities in salaries'
'repair an oversight'

5. correct, rectify, right

make right or correct

Example Sentences:
'Correct the mistakes'
'rectify the calculation'

6. rectify

convert into direct current

Example Sentences:
'rectify alternating current'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rectify

see synonyms of rectify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive)
1. 
to put right; correct; remedy
2. 
to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
3. 
to convert (alternating current) into direct current
4. mathematics
to determine the length of (a curve)
5. 
to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Rectify

see synonyms of rectify
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrectiˌfied or ˈrectiˌfying
1. 
to put or set right; correct; amend
2. 
to adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation
3.  Chemistry
to refine or purify (a liquid) by distillation, esp. by fractional or repeated distillations
4.  Electricity
to convert (alternating current) to direct current
5.  Ancient Mathematics
to find the length of (a curve)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Rectify

see synonyms of rectify
tr.v. rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fies
1.
a. To set right; correct: rectified the situation by adding more chairs so that more people could sit. See Synonyms at correct.
b. To correct by calculation or adjustment: rectified the mathematical error.
2. Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation.
3. Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
4. To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.