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rectify

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rectify /ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ/ verb
rectifies; rectified; rectifying
rectify
/ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ/
verb
rectifies; rectified; rectifying
Learner's definition of RECTIFY
[+ object] formal
: to correct (something that is wrong)纠正;改正

— rectification

/ˌrɛktəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8609 COCA: 14350

rectify

verb

rec·​ti·​fy ˈrek-tə-ˌfī How to pronounce rectify (audio)
rectified; rectifying

transitive verb

1
: to set right : remedy
2
: to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation
rectified alcohol
3
: to correct by removing errors : adjust
rectify the calendar
4
: to make (an alternating current) unidirectional
rectification noun

Did you know?

Which of the following words does not share its ancestry with rectifydirect, regimen, obstruct, correct, or resurrection? Like rectify, four of these words ultimately come from Latin regere, which can mean "to lead straight," "to direct," or "to rule." Correct and direct come from regere via Latin corrigere and dirigere, respectively. Resurrection comes from Latin resurgere, whose stem surgere, meaning "to rise," is a combination of sub- and regere. Regimen is from Latin regimen ("position of authority," "direction," "set of rules"), itself from regere. And rectify is from regere by way of Latin rectus ("right"). Obstruct is the only one of the set that has no relation to rectify. It traces back to Latin struere, meaning "to build" or "to heap up."

Choose the Right Synonym for rectify

correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to make right what is wrong.

correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects.

correct your spelling

rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.

rectify a misguided policy

emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript.

emend a text

remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.

set out to remedy the evils of the world

redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance.

redress past social injustices

amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes

amend a law

, reform implying drastic change

plans to reform the court system

, and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes.

revise the schedule

Example Sentences

The hotel management promised to rectify the problem. let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus right — more at right

First Known Use

circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of rectify was circa 1529
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8609 COCA: 14350

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