rectify

English

Etymology

From Old French rectifier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin rēctificāre (“make right”), from Latin rēctus (“straight”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

Verb

rectify (third-person singular simple present rectifies, present participle rectifying, simple past and past participle rectified)

1. (transitive) To correct or amend something.
2. (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine, especially by distillation.
3. (transitive, electronics) To convert alternating current into direct current.
4. (transitive) To add water to alcoholic spirit to adjust its proof.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:repair

Derived terms

• rectifiable
• rectifiably
• rectifier
• rectified spirit

Translations

To correct or amend something

Dutch: herzien (nl), corrigeren (nl), rectificeren (nl), rechtzetten (nl), amenderen (nl), amelioreren (nl) Finnish: oikaista (fi), korjata (fi) German: korrigieren (de) Italian: rettificare (it)

Japanese: 正す (ja) Polish: poprawiać / poprawić Romanian: rectifica (ro), corecta (ro) Spanish: rectificar (es)

To purify or refine, especially by distillation

Finnish: tislata (fi), puhdistaa (fi)

To convert alternating current into direct current

Finnish: tasasuunnata

Italian: rettificare (it)

To add water to alcoholic spirit to adjust its proof

Anagrams

• certify