rectifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈrek.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈrek.tə.faɪ/rectify verb [ T ] (CORRECT)
C1 formal to correct something or make something right:
I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation.
Every effort is made to rectify any errors/mistakes before the book is printed.
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Correcting and mending
- clean (sth) up
- correction
- fiddle (around) with sth
- fine-tune
- fix sth up
- lie
- mess
- patch
- reconstruction
- refine
- refinement
- refit
- remediate
- revised
- smooth
- sort sth/sb out
- troubleshooting
- tune
- under repair idiom
- work on sth
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Making things better
rectify verb [ T ] (MAKE PURE)
specialized chemistry to make a substance pure
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- the carbon cycle
- vaporize
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rectify verb [ T ] (ELECTRIC CURRENT)
specialized electronics to change an electrical current from AC to DC
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Electricity & electronics
- anodize
- anti-static
- chargeable
- charger
- conduction
- destructive interference
- electric
- electric field
- electric shock
- electromagnetic
- flow
- generation
- ground
- homing
- input
- linesman
- rechargeable
- resistor
- solid-state
- transistorized
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rectification
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌrek.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrek.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/formal