Definition of rectify in English:

rectify

verbrectified, rectifying, rectifies ˈrɛktɪfʌɪˈrɛktəˌfaɪ

[with object]

1Put right; correct.
mistakes made now cannot be rectified later
efforts to rectify the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- One guy, Tom, saw a way to rectify this situation.
- ‘I felt like an outsider in my own organisation,’ he says, but has since rectified matters.
- In no time they assisted me in rectifying the situation.
- That would rectify the situation pretty quickly.
- And, in many cases, they're working to try to rectify that situation.
- I am told that the folks there are well aware of the problems and they're already working to rectify matters when the films are repeated in a few months.
- A spokeswoman for the city council said they were taking steps to rectifying the situation.
- Mr Diamond has been in contact with numerous council representatives in an effort to rectify the situation, to no avail.
- Are you interested in rectifying the situation?
- The matter was quickly rectified by fitting steel control rods, cutting away some parts of the wing skin and providing adequate gap sealing for the flaps.
- However, if the damp problem has been rectified by correct installation of the stainless-steel flue, there is no need to seal the wall.
- Do you believe that constitutional reform is needed to rectify the situation?
- What chance have we got then of rectifying a situation?
- After I post this article, I intend to rectify that situation.
- The government resolved to rectify the situation.
- This is particularly important if you have not received a repeat prescription, so that we can rectify the matter.
- The GP was given a reprimand after her solicitor said she ‘accepted there was a lack of sympathetic handling’, but had made efforts to rectify her mistakes.
- I trust that the editor will rectify this matter.
- Rather, he left a clear indication of the problem in the confident expectation that some later scholar would rectify matters.
- A concerted effort must be made to rectify the situation.
Synonyms
correct, put/set/make right, right, put to rights, sort out, deal with, amend, revise, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, redress, square
informal patch up
1. 1.1usually as adjective rectified Purify or refine (a substance) by repeated distillation.
  add 10 cc of rectified alcohol
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was rectified by adding more citric acid and if the pH went below 4.5 adding sodium hydroxide to bring the pH back up again.
  If the basket is removed it may be used to manufacture or rectify alcohol.
  The grapes produced by commercial viticulture are sold either as table grapes or drying grapes, or crushed and processed into wine or grape juice, grape concentrate, or rectified grape must.
2Convert (alternating current) to direct current.
the current from the transformers is rectified by high-voltage diodes
rectified AC power systems
Example sentencesExamples
- Similar to an electrical diode that rectifies an alternating voltage, it might rectify an alternating force to generate a net movement in one direction.
- It works by moving a magnet through a coil of wire and produces a alternating current which must then be rectified by the use of diodes.
- Physicists have built a novel device that relies on electron spin to rectify current.
- We are also investigating tunnel diodes, which rectify the IR-frequency current waves in the antenna arms.
- The signals were amplified, rectified, and integrated on a moving-time-average basis, with a time constant of 100 milliseconds.
3Find a straight line equal in length to (a curve)
his methods of rectifying the cycloid

Derivatives

rectifiable

adjective rɛktɪˈfʌɪəb(ə)lˈrɛktɪfʌɪəb(ə)lˈrɛktəˌfaɪəb(ə)l

A surprising number of somewhat crucial points came up at this stage, but fortunately all of them are rectifiable, so that's OK.
Example sentencesExamples
- One can only assume this is rectifiable solely through writing to the authors and asking them sweetly for their missing signatures (you may need to send return postage).
- The dramatic changes I experienced after just a few lessons were because some of my problems were caused or exacerbated by quite easily rectifiable postural faults.
- And it doesn't seem like an easily rectifiable imbalance.
- The most common complication is under or over correction rectifiable after 6 months.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus 'right'.

Rhymes

objectify

Definition of rectify in US English:

rectify

verbˈrektəˌfīˈrɛktəˌfaɪ

[with object]

1Put (something) right; correct.
mistakes made now cannot be rectified later
efforts to rectify the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- A spokeswoman for the city council said they were taking steps to rectifying the situation.
- I am told that the folks there are well aware of the problems and they're already working to rectify matters when the films are repeated in a few months.
- One guy, Tom, saw a way to rectify this situation.
- And, in many cases, they're working to try to rectify that situation.
- Are you interested in rectifying the situation?
- This is particularly important if you have not received a repeat prescription, so that we can rectify the matter.
- I trust that the editor will rectify this matter.
- Do you believe that constitutional reform is needed to rectify the situation?
- ‘I felt like an outsider in my own organisation,’ he says, but has since rectified matters.
- That would rectify the situation pretty quickly.
- The GP was given a reprimand after her solicitor said she ‘accepted there was a lack of sympathetic handling’, but had made efforts to rectify her mistakes.
- In no time they assisted me in rectifying the situation.
- What chance have we got then of rectifying a situation?
- Rather, he left a clear indication of the problem in the confident expectation that some later scholar would rectify matters.
- The matter was quickly rectified by fitting steel control rods, cutting away some parts of the wing skin and providing adequate gap sealing for the flaps.
- However, if the damp problem has been rectified by correct installation of the stainless-steel flue, there is no need to seal the wall.
- A concerted effort must be made to rectify the situation.
- After I post this article, I intend to rectify that situation.
- Mr Diamond has been in contact with numerous council representatives in an effort to rectify the situation, to no avail.
- The government resolved to rectify the situation.
Synonyms
correct, make right, put right, set right, right, put to rights, sort out, deal with, amend, revise, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, redress, square
1. 1.1usually as adjective rectified Purify or refine (a substance) by repeated distillation.
  add 10 cc of rectified alcohol
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was rectified by adding more citric acid and if the pH went below 4.5 adding sodium hydroxide to bring the pH back up again.
  The grapes produced by commercial viticulture are sold either as table grapes or drying grapes, or crushed and processed into wine or grape juice, grape concentrate, or rectified grape must.
  If the basket is removed it may be used to manufacture or rectify alcohol.
2Convert (alternating current) to direct current.
rectified AC power systems
Example sentencesExamples
- Similar to an electrical diode that rectifies an alternating voltage, it might rectify an alternating force to generate a net movement in one direction.
- The signals were amplified, rectified, and integrated on a moving-time-average basis, with a time constant of 100 milliseconds.
- Physicists have built a novel device that relies on electron spin to rectify current.
- It works by moving a magnet through a coil of wire and produces a alternating current which must then be rectified by the use of diodes.
- We are also investigating tunnel diodes, which rectify the IR-frequency current waves in the antenna arms.
3Find a straight line equal in length to (a curve).

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right’.

单词	rectify
释义	Definition of rectify in English: rectify verbrectified, rectifying, rectifies ˈrɛktɪfʌɪˈrɛktəˌfaɪ [with object] 1Put right; correct. mistakes made now cannot be rectified later efforts to rectify the situation Example sentencesExamples One guy, Tom, saw a way to rectify this situation. ‘I felt like an outsider in my own organisation,’ he says, but has since rectified matters. In no time they assisted me in rectifying the situation. That would rectify the situation pretty quickly. And, in many cases, they're working to try to rectify that situation. I am told that the folks there are well aware of the problems and they're already working to rectify matters when the films are repeated in a few months. A spokeswoman for the city council said they were taking steps to rectifying the situation. Mr Diamond has been in contact with numerous council representatives in an effort to rectify the situation, to no avail. Are you interested in rectifying the situation? The matter was quickly rectified by fitting steel control rods, cutting away some parts of the wing skin and providing adequate gap sealing for the flaps. However, if the damp problem has been rectified by correct installation of the stainless-steel flue, there is no need to seal the wall. Do you believe that constitutional reform is needed to rectify the situation? What chance have we got then of rectifying a situation? After I post this article, I intend to rectify that situation. The government resolved to rectify the situation. This is particularly important if you have not received a repeat prescription, so that we can rectify the matter. The GP was given a reprimand after her solicitor said she ‘accepted there was a lack of sympathetic handling’, but had made efforts to rectify her mistakes. I trust that the editor will rectify this matter. Rather, he left a clear indication of the problem in the confident expectation that some later scholar would rectify matters. A concerted effort must be made to rectify the situation. Synonyms correct, put/set/make right, right, put to rights, sort out, deal with, amend, revise, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, redress, square informal patch up 1.1usually as adjective rectified Purify or refine (a substance) by repeated distillation. add 10 cc of rectified alcohol Example sentencesExamples This was rectified by adding more citric acid and if the pH went below 4.5 adding sodium hydroxide to bring the pH back up again. If the basket is removed it may be used to manufacture or rectify alcohol. The grapes produced by commercial viticulture are sold either as table grapes or drying grapes, or crushed and processed into wine or grape juice, grape concentrate, or rectified grape must. 2Convert (alternating current) to direct current. the current from the transformers is rectified by high-voltage diodes rectified AC power systems Example sentencesExamples Similar to an electrical diode that rectifies an alternating voltage, it might rectify an alternating force to generate a net movement in one direction. It works by moving a magnet through a coil of wire and produces a alternating current which must then be rectified by the use of diodes. Physicists have built a novel device that relies on electron spin to rectify current. We are also investigating tunnel diodes, which rectify the IR-frequency current waves in the antenna arms. The signals were amplified, rectified, and integrated on a moving-time-average basis, with a time constant of 100 milliseconds. 3Find a straight line equal in length to (a curve) his methods of rectifying the cycloid Derivatives rectifiable adjective rɛktɪˈfʌɪəb(ə)lˈrɛktɪfʌɪəb(ə)lˈrɛktəˌfaɪəb(ə)l A surprising number of somewhat crucial points came up at this stage, but fortunately all of them are rectifiable, so that's OK. Example sentencesExamples One can only assume this is rectifiable solely through writing to the authors and asking them sweetly for their missing signatures (you may need to send return postage). The dramatic changes I experienced after just a few lessons were because some of my problems were caused or exacerbated by quite easily rectifiable postural faults. And it doesn't seem like an easily rectifiable imbalance. The most common complication is under or over correction rectifiable after 6 months. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus 'right'. Rhymes objectify Definition of rectify in US English: rectify verbˈrektəˌfīˈrɛktəˌfaɪ [with object] 1Put (something) right; correct. mistakes made now cannot be rectified later efforts to rectify the situation Example sentencesExamples A spokeswoman for the city council said they were taking steps to rectifying the situation. I am told that the folks there are well aware of the problems and they're already working to rectify matters when the films are repeated in a few months. One guy, Tom, saw a way to rectify this situation. And, in many cases, they're working to try to rectify that situation. Are you interested in rectifying the situation? This is particularly important if you have not received a repeat prescription, so that we can rectify the matter. I trust that the editor will rectify this matter. Do you believe that constitutional reform is needed to rectify the situation? ‘I felt like an outsider in my own organisation,’ he says, but has since rectified matters. That would rectify the situation pretty quickly. The GP was given a reprimand after her solicitor said she ‘accepted there was a lack of sympathetic handling’, but had made efforts to rectify her mistakes. In no time they assisted me in rectifying the situation. What chance have we got then of rectifying a situation? Rather, he left a clear indication of the problem in the confident expectation that some later scholar would rectify matters. The matter was quickly rectified by fitting steel control rods, cutting away some parts of the wing skin and providing adequate gap sealing for the flaps. However, if the damp problem has been rectified by correct installation of the stainless-steel flue, there is no need to seal the wall. A concerted effort must be made to rectify the situation. After I post this article, I intend to rectify that situation. Mr Diamond has been in contact with numerous council representatives in an effort to rectify the situation, to no avail. The government resolved to rectify the situation. Synonyms correct, make right, put right, set right, right, put to rights, sort out, deal with, amend, revise, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, make good, reform, harmonize, retrieve, improve, better, ameliorate, adjust, resolve, settle, redress, square 1.1usually as adjective rectified Purify or refine (a substance) by repeated distillation. add 10 cc of rectified alcohol Example sentencesExamples This was rectified by adding more citric acid and if the pH went below 4.5 adding sodium hydroxide to bring the pH back up again. The grapes produced by commercial viticulture are sold either as table grapes or drying grapes, or crushed and processed into wine or grape juice, grape concentrate, or rectified grape must. If the basket is removed it may be used to manufacture or rectify alcohol. 2Convert (alternating current) to direct current. rectified AC power systems Example sentencesExamples Similar to an electrical diode that rectifies an alternating voltage, it might rectify an alternating force to generate a net movement in one direction. The signals were amplified, rectified, and integrated on a moving-time-average basis, with a time constant of 100 milliseconds. Physicists have built a novel device that relies on electron spin to rectify current. It works by moving a magnet through a coil of wire and produces a alternating current which must then be rectified by the use of diodes. We are also investigating tunnel diodes, which rectify the IR-frequency current waves in the antenna arms. 3Find a straight line equal in length to (a curve). Origin Late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right’.
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