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rectify
[ rek-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
He sent them a check to rectify his account.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
Synonyms: , ,
- Chemistry. to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
- Electricity. to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
- to determine the length of (a curve).
- Astronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.
rectify
/ ˈɛɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- to put right; correct; remedy
- to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
- to convert (alternating current) into direct current
- maths to determine the length of (a curve)
- to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic
Derived Forms
- ˌپھˈپDz, noun
- ˈپˌھ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- -·پ·ڲ·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rectify1
Example Sentences
The majority also contain elements of environmental justice, which seeks to rectify inequities such as extreme heat and pollution that disproportionately burden low-income communities and communities of color.
The local authority has since spent millions of pounds to rectify the cladding.
Similarly is their ability to play spin, and with a World Cup in India approaching, they have less time to rectify this weakness but it should be a non-negotiable.
The Belfast Trust said it recently completed investigatory work in two bedrooms to determine the extent of remediation work to rectify damage caused by water ingress.
Given the difficulties with defending set-plays under previous manager Philippe Clement, you might expect ways to rectify that would have been one of the first messages to get across.
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