ALL meanings of rectify
rec·ti·fy
R r - transitive verb rectify situation: put right 1
- verb with object rectify to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account. 1
- verb with object rectify to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea. 1
- verb with object rectify Chemistry. to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation. 1
- verb with object rectify Electricity. to change (an alternating current) into a direct current. 1
- verb with object rectify to determine the length of (a curve). 1
- verb with object rectify Astronomy, Geography. to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem. 1
- transitive verb rectify error: correct 1
- verb rectify If you rectify something that is wrong, you change it so that it becomes correct or satisfactory. 0
- verb rectify to put right; correct; remedy 0
- verb rectify to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation 0
- verb rectify to convert (alternating current) into direct current 0
- verb rectify to determine the length of (a curve) 0
- verb rectify to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic 0
- verb transitive rectify to put or set right; correct; amend 0
- verb transitive rectify to adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation 0
- verb transitive rectify to refine or purify (a liquid) by distillation, esp. by fractional or repeated distillations 0
- verb transitive rectify to convert (alternating current) to direct current 0
- verb transitive rectify to find the length of (a curve) 0
- verb rectify If a device rectifies current, it converts alternating current into direct current. 0