Rectify /(-f?)/
Rec·ti·fy
Rectify
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Rectified; p. pr. & vb. n. Rectifying
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To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders.
I meant to rectify my conscience.
This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have rectified.
- To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine. (Chem.)
- To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added. (Com.)
Phrases & Compounds
- To rectify a globe
- to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.