rectify

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-Norman rectifiier, rectefier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin rēctificō (“to make right”), from Latin rēctus (“straight”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ === Verb === rectify (third-person singular simple present rectifies, present participle rectifying, simple past and past participle rectified) (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th–18th c.] (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). [from 15th c.] (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.] (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.). [from 16th c.] (transitive, now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken). [from 16th c.] (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. [from 16th c.] (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.] (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits. (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:repair ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === certify, cretify