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  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 wrong, erroneous,
        or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,
        or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to
        rectify disorders.
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              I meant to rectify my conscience.     --Shak.
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              This was an error of opinion which a conflicting
              opinion would have rectified.         --Burke.
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     2. (Chem.) 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.
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     3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by
        redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,
        etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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     To rectify a globe, to adjust it in order to prepare for
        the solution of a proposed problem.
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     Syn: To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress;
          adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend.
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  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 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.     --Shak.
  
              This was an error of opinion which a conflicting
              opinion would have rectified.         --Burke.
  
     2. (Chem.) 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.
  
     3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by
        redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,
        etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.

  rectify
       v 1: math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"
       2: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from
          extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine
          sugar" [syn: refine]
       3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of
          life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed
          me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: reform, reclaim, regenerate]
       4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify
          the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: remediate,
           remedy, repair, amend]
       5: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the
          calculation" [syn: correct, right] [ant: falsify]
       6: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
       [also: rectified]

  rectify
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διορθώνω ή βελτιώνω κάτι, ανασκευάζω

  rectify
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body).
   14th 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper
  condition; to straighten out, to set right. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of
  affairs, situation etc.). (from 15th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by
  distillation. (from 15th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
  (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken).
  (from 16th c.)

  rectify
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body).
   14th 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper
  condition; to straighten out, to set right. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of
  affairs, situation etc.). (from 15th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by
  distillation. (from 15th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
  (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken).
  (from 16th c.)

  rectify
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body).
   14th 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper
  condition; to straighten out, to set right. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of
  affairs, situation etc.). (from 15th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by
  distillation. (from 15th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
  (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken).
  (from 16th c.)

  rectify
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body).
   14th 18th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper
  condition; to straighten out, to set right. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of
  affairs, situation etc.). (from 15th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by
  distillation. (from 15th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
  (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken).
  (from 16th c.)

  rectify
     Englanti vb.
     1 korjata, oikaista (''vääryys'')
     2 (yhteys sähkötekniikka k=en) tasasuunnata

  rectify
     Engelska vb.
     1 rektificera, korrigera
     2 (tagg kemi språk=en) göra renare, speciellt genom destillation
     3 (tagg elektroteknik språk=en) likrikta en växelspänning
  (växelström)

  Rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/
  صحّح

  rectify //ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ// 
  1. изправям
  to convert alternating current into direct current
  2. пречиствам, рафинирам
  to purify or refine by distillation
  3. поправям 2.
  to remedy or fix
   3.
  to restore to its proper condition

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  opravit

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  napravit

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/
   [eko] napravit, opravit, spravit

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  berichtigen, korrigieren, richtigstellen 
   see: rectifying, rectified, rectifies, rectified
  

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  gleichrichten  [electr.]
        "non-rectifying"  - nicht gleichrichtend
   see: rectifying, rectified
  

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  verbessern 
   see: rectifying, rectified, rectifies, rectified
  

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  etw. (Falsches) zurechtrücken  [übtr.]
        "rectify the distorted image created by the media"  - die verzerrte Darstellung in den Medien zurechtrücken
     Synonym: put right sth.
  

  rectify //ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ// 
  1. tasasuunnata
  to convert alternating current into direct current
  2. korjata, oikaista
  to correct or amend something
  3. korjata 2.
  to correct someone who is mistaken
   3.
  to remedy or fix
   4.
  to restore to its proper condition
  4. tislata
  to produce by redistilling with flavourings
  5. puhdistaa, tislata
  to purify or refine by distillation

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/ 
  1. ठीक~करना
        "You must rectify your errors first."

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/
  ispraviti, ispravljati, očistiti, popraviti, popravljati, pretvoriti str

  rectify //ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ// 
  正す
  to correct or amend something

  rectify /ˈrektɪfaɪ/ 
    naprawiać

  rectify //ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ// 
  1. likrikta
  to convert alternating current into direct current
  2. korrigera
  to correct or amend something

  rectify /ɹˈɛktɪfˌaɪ/
  1. tashih etmek, düzeltmek, ıslah etmek
  2. tasfiye etmek, taktir etmek
  3. doğru hale koymak
  4. (elek.) dalgalı akımı doğru akıma çevirmek. rectifi'able  tashihi mümkün, düzeltilir. rectification  tashih, ıslah, düzeltme
  5. tasfiye. rectifier  (elek.) doğrultmaç.

  
/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

  152 Moby Thesaurus words for "rectify":
     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, compensate, comply,
     comply with, compose, conform, coordinate, correct, correspond,
     cover, cure, cut to, decrassify, depurate, discipline, disentangle,
     distill, do penance, edit, edulcorate, elute, emend, emendate,
     equalize, essentialize, expiate, extend, extract, fall in with,
     fill up, filter, filtrate, fit, fix, flatten, follow, gear to,
     give and take, give satisfaction, go by, harmonize, homologate,
     homologize, improve, indemnify, key to, leach, lixiviate,
     make all square, make amends, make compensation, make conform,
     make good, make plumb, make right, make uniform, make up for,
     measure, meet, mend, mold, observe, pay back, pay reparations,
     percolate, proportion, purify, put in tune, put right,
     put straight, put to rights, rebuild, recense, recompense,
     reconcile, redact, redraft, redress, refine, regulate, remedy,
     remunerate, repair, repay, requite, retaliate, revamp, revise,
     rework, rewrite, right, rub off corners, screen, separate, set,
     set right, set straight, set to rights, set up, settle, shape,
     sieve, sift, similarize, sit up, smooth, spiritualize, square,
     stand up, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, strain,
     sublimate, sublime, suit, sync, synchronize, tailor, tally with,
     trim to, true, true up, try, tune, unbend, uncurl, unkink, unsnarl,
     winnow, work over, yield
  
  

  v. 订正,矫正,改正;

     vt. 订正,矫正,改正,调整,校正,精馏