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Definition rectify
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman rectifier, Middle French rectifier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin r?ctific?re (“make right”), from Latin r?ctus (“straight”).
Verb
rectify (third-person singular simple present rectifies, present participle rectifying, simple past and past participle rectified)
- (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th-18th c.]
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.). [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken). [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, geodesy, now historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.]
- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
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DECERTIFYING
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ELECTRIFYING
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FRENETICALLY
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INTERFACULTY
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PERFECTIVELY
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PERFECTIVITY
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PROFICIENTLY
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RECERTIFYING
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REFLECTIVELY
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REFLECTIVITY
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REFRACTIVELY
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REFRACTIVITY
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REFRACTORILY
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TERRIFICALLY
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FERITY
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CIRE
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CITE
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CITY
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ETIC
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FICE
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FIRE
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FRET
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FRIT
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FYCE
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ITER
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REFT
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REIF
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RICE
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RIFE
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RIFT
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RITE
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TIER
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TIRE
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TREF
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TREY
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TYER
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TYRE
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YETI
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CRY
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EFT
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FER
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FET
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FEY
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FIE
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FIR
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FIT
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FRY
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ICE
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ICY
8
IRE
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REC
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REF
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REI
3
RET
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RIF
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RYE
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TIC
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TIE
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TRY
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TYE
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YET
5
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