- rectify rec·ti·fy vt
- ['rɛktɪˌfaɪ]
(error) rettificare, (omission) riparare a
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rectify — rec‧ti‧fy [ˈrektfaɪ] verb rectified PTandPP [transitive] formal to correct something that is wrong: • We apologise for the delay and are doing everything we can to rectify the situation. * * * rectify UK US /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ verb [T] … Financial and business terms
Rectify — Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct from a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rec|ti|fy — «REHK tuh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to make right; put right; adjust; remedy: »The storekeeper admitted his mistake and was willing to rectify it. It is ecology again which helps to analyze the situation and rectify it (F. S.… … Useful english dictionary
rectify — rec|ti|fy [ rektə,faı ] verb transitive FORMAL to correct a problem or mistake, or make a bad situation better: I am anxious to rectify this situation. ╾ rec|ti|fi|ca|tion [ ,rektəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rectify — rec•ti•fy [[t]ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make, put, or set right; correct: to rectify an error[/ex] 2) to put right by adjustment or calculation, as a course at sea 3) chem. to purify (esp. a spirit or liquor) by repeated… … From formal English to slang
rectify — rec|ti|fy [ˈrektıfaı] v past tense and past participle rectified present participle rectifying third person singular rectifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus right, straight ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
rectify — rec·ti·fy … English syllables
To rectify a globe — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rectify — 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… … Medical dictionary
Rectified — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rectifying — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
