Definitions for rectify
ˈrɛk təˌfaɪrec·ti·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rectifyverb

   math: determine the length of

   "rectify a curve"

2. refine, rectifyverb

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

   "refine sugar"

3. reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectifyverb

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

   "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"

4. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amendverb

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

5. correct, rectify, rightverb

   make right or correct

   "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

6. rectifyverb

   convert into direct current

   "rectify alternating current"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. rectifyverb

   To correct or amend something.

2. rectifyverb

   To purify or refine, especially by distillation.

3. rectifyverb

   To convert alternating current into direct current.

4. rectifyverb

   To add water to alcoholic spirit to adjust its proof.

5. Etymology: From rectifier, from rectificare, from rectus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RECTIFYverb

   Etymology: rectifier, Fr. rectus and facio, Lat.

   1. To make right; to reform; to redress.

   That wherein unsounder times have done amiss, the better ages ensuing must rectify as they may. Richard Hooker.

   It shall be bootless
   That longer you defer the court, as well
   For your own quiet, as to rectify
   What is unsettled in the king. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Where a long course of piety has purged the heart, and rectified the will, knowledge will break in upon such a soul, like the sun shining in his full might. South.

   The substance of this theory I mainly depend on, being willing to suppose that many particularities may be rectified upon farther thoughts. Burnet.

   If those men of parts, who have been employed in vitiating the age, had endeavoured to rectify and amend it, they needed not have sacrificed their good sense to their fame. Add.

   The false judgment he made of things are owned; and the methods pointed out by which he rectified them. Francis Atterbury.

   2. To exalt and improve by repeated distillation.

   The skin hath been kept white and smooth for above fifteen years, by being included with rectified spirit of wine in a cylindrical glass. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rectify

   Rectify is an American television drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series from SundanceTV. It stars Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron, Adelaide Clemens, Clayne Crawford, and Luke Kirby, and premiered on April 22, 2013, with a first season run of six episodes.A second season of ten episodes, premiered on June 19, 2014. A third season of six episodes premiered on July 9, 2015. A fourth and final season of eight episodes premiered on October 26, 2016. All four seasons of the show have been critically acclaimed.

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1. rectify

   To rectify means to correct or fix something that is wrong or to make a situation or decision right. It can also refer to the process of purifying or refining a substance through distillation in scientific terms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rectifyverb

   to make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders

2. Rectifyverb

   to refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine

3. Rectifyverb

   to produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rectify

   rek′ti-fī, v.t. to make straight or right: to adjust: to correct or redress: to purify by repeated crystallisation or sublimation, or by distillations: (math.) to determine the length of a curve included between two limits: to prepare a sun-dial for an observation:—pa.t. and pa.p. rec′tified.—adj. Rectifī′able, that may be rectified or set right.—ns. Rectificā′tion, the act of rectifying or setting right: the process of refining any substance by repeated distillation: rectification of a globe, its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem; Rec′tifier, one who corrects: one who refines a substance by repeated distillation.—Rectify the course of a vessel, to determine its true course from indications of the ship's compass, and allowing for magnetic variations, &c.; Rectify the globe, to bring the sun's place in the ecliptic on a globe to the brass meridian. [Fr.,—L. rectus, straight, facĕre, to make.]

Matched Categories

1. • Convert
   • Correct
   • Determine
   • Purify

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Anagrams for rectify »

1. certify

2. cretify

How to pronounce rectify?

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How to say rectify in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rectify in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rectify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rectify in a Sentence

1. Lewis Hamilton:

   I feel good, the race was strong for me in Austria last year and my qualifying is better this year so I plan to take that there and try to rectify the loss I had last year.

2. Ben Carson:

   Before the barrage of attacks on me occurred, I was beating Trump head-to-head, Hillary head-to-head and there are those who didn't like that very much. And the people are the only ones who can rectify the situation.

3. Laurence Bolotin:

   We have reached out to start a dialogue with the Warrior Beach Retreat and to offer whatever assistance we can to rectify this awful situation.

4. Gautham Prithvirajan:

   We are planning a protest later this week. Calls to rectify the situation have gone unanswered.

5. Top Glove:

   We are mindful there is much more to be done to uplift the standard of our employee welfare and promise to rectify shortcomings immediately.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rectify
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rectify
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rectify
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectify
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectify
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rectify
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rectify