rectify
21rectify — verb /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ a) To correct or amend something. b) To purify or refine, especially by distillation …
22rectify — 1. To correct. 2. To purify or refine by distillation; usually implies repeated distillations. [L. rectus, right, straight] * * * rec·ti·fy rek tə .fī vt, fied; fy·ing 1) to purify (as alcohol) esp. by repeated or fractional distillation 2) to… …
23rectify — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, agree with, ameliorate, amend, assimilate, assimilate to, atone, attune, be guided by, bend, blue pencil, bolt, chime in with, clarify, clear,… …
24rectify — Mawdesley Glossary to put right an error, to clear or purify spirits …
25rectify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. correct, improve, repair, purify, redress, amend. See improvement, straightness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. redress, reform, amend; see correct 1 , improve 1 , revise . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
26rectify — rec·ti·fy || rektɪfaɪ v. fix, repair, correct; calibrate, adjust …
27rectify — certify …
28rectify — verb (rectifies, rectifying, rectified) 1》 put right; correct. 2》 convert (alternating current) to direct current. 3》 Mathematics find a straight line equal in length to (a curve). Derivatives rectifiable adjective rectification noun Origin …
29rectify — v. a. 1. Correct, redress, mend, amend, emend, better, improve, reform, adjust, regulate, straighten, set right, make right. 2. (Chem.) Refine, purify …
30rectify — v 1. set right, right, square, correct, redress, revise, reform, straighten out; repair, fix, remedy, mend, curé, heal, doctor, minister; better, ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend, emend. 2. adjust, regulate, straighten, focus, tune in or up …
