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rectify

/'rɛktə,faɪ/

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verb
make right or correct
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"rectify the calculation"

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correct right

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turn change by reversal reverse
verb
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
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reclaim reform regenerate

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alter change modify
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set straight or right
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"rectify the inequities in salaries"

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amend remediate remedy repair

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correct right
verb
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
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refine

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make pure purify distill sublimate
verb
convert into direct current
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"rectify alternating current"

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commute convert change exchange
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math: determine the length of
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"rectify a curve"

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ascertain determine find find out

Definition that contains rectify

irreparable impossible to repair, rectify, or amend
remedial tending or intended to rectify or improve