English dictionary
rectify
verbPronunciation
ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- convert into direct current
verb
- make right or correct
verb
- set straight or right
verb
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
verb
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
verb
- determine the length of
Example sentences
rectify alternating current
Correct the mistakes
rectify the calculation
remedy these deficiencies
rectify the inequities in salaries
repair an oversight
The Church reformed me
reform your conduct
refine sugar
rectify a curve