Rectify Set Make Latin B Verb Rectifier Rectus

rec·ti·fy
\\ˈrek-tə-ˌfī\\ transitive verb
(-fied ; -fy·ing)1. to set right :

remedy

2. to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation
3. to correct by removing errors :

adjust

    rectify the calendar
4. to make (an alternating current) unidirectional
Synonyms: see
• rec·ti·fi·ca·tion \\ˌrek-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\\ noun

rectify
  c.1400, from O.Fr. rectifier, lit. "to make straight" (14c.), from L.L. rectificare "make right" (3c.), from L. rectus "straight" (see right) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).

rectify
rect·ify / 5rektifai / verb (rec·ti·fies, rec·ti·fy·ing, rec·ti·fied, rec·ti·fied)
   [VN] (formal) to put right sth that is wrong
   矫正；纠正；改正
   SYN 

correct

:
   to rectify a fault
   改正缺点
   We must take steps to rectify the situation.
   我们一定要采取措施整顿局面。
• rec·ti·fi·able / 7rekti5faiEbl / adj.:
   The damage will be easily rectifiable.
   所受损坏很容易修复。
• rec·ti·fi·ca·tion / 7rektifi5keiFn / noun [U]

rectify noun

rec·ti·fy
\ˈrektəˌfī\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English rectifien, from Middle French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus straight, right + -ificare -ify — more at
1.
 a. : to make or set right (as a faculty position or state) :
  < a situation that can be rectified only by … evidence with which we can relate the past to the present — A.H.Shroeder >
 b. : to make good (as a mistake or omission) :
  < and would do your best to rectify the mischief — George Meredith >
  < mistakes can be rectified by care and industry — Bertrand Russell >
2.
 a. : to restore to a healthy state
  < set about cutting down the contracted hoofs and rectifying the horny pad — Gerald Beaumont >
 b. : to restore to a condition previously considered desirable
  < the increase would not rectify unbalanced world trade — Time >
3.
 a. : to reform from erroneous or evil ways
  < must rectify his life if he would be saved >
 b. obsolete : to free from mistaken ideas or errors
  < a man has frequent opportunities of … rectifying the prejudiced — Joseph Addison >
4. : to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation sometimes with the addition of flavoring substances
5. : to correct by removing errors or mistakes
 < it is important to rectify the opinion — Curt Stern >
 < compile a better set of astronomical tables, rectify the calendar — H.J.J.Winter >
6.
 a. : to set right by adjustment or calculation
 b. : to determine the length of (an arc of a curve)
7. : to bring into line :
 < rectifying the guttering after that gale — Adrian Bell >
8. : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional

Synonyms: see