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- pronunciation:
- rek
tih
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rectifies, rectifying, rectified |
| definition 1: |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy.
She knew she'd made a bad decision, and she hoped to rectify it.- synonyms:
- amend, remedy, repair, right
- similar words:
- adjust, ameliorate, correct, fix, improve, mend, redress, square, straighten
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| definition 2: |
to make a perfect adjustment or calibration of (something).
- similar words:
- adjust, align, balance, calibrate, correct, focus, regulate, square, tune
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| definition 3: |
in chemistry, to purify (a substance) by carefully repeated distillations.
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| definition 4: |
to convert (alternating electrical current) into direct current.
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| related words: |
ameliorate, concentrate, correct, fix, improve, mend, patch, reconcile, refine, rehabilitate, revise, settle |
adverb + (v.)rectify
easily, hard, partially, possibly, since, soon, swiftly
(v.)rectify
+ noun
damage,
deficiency,
diffusion,
discrimination,
disparity,
error,
failure,
fluctuation,
harm,
imbalance,
inequality,
inequity,
injustice,
matter,
mistake,
model,
omission,
oversight,
problem,
shortcoming,
situation,
socket,
turpentine,
violation,
wrong
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| derivations: |
rectifiable (adj.), rectification (n.) |
The word rectify
contains the following part:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
  Example words:
correct, corrigible, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, incorrigible, irregular, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
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