Rectify

Definition:

  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.

Compare rectify with other words:

rectify vs. renovate

rectify vs. verify

ratify vs. rectify

recover vs. rectify

identify vs. rectify

mitigate vs. rectify

mend vs. rectify

attune vs. rectify

rectify vs. redress

reconcile vs. rectify

fix vs. rectify

rectify vs. replace

rectify vs. refurbish

rectify vs. refurnish

modify vs. rectify

eliminate vs. rectify

rectify vs. remove

rectify vs. reinstate

rectify vs. repair

rectify vs. restore

rectify vs. remediate

ameliorate vs. rectify

reclaim vs. rectify

rectify vs. remedy

rectifier vs. rectify

rectification vs. rectify

rectifiable vs. rectify

convert vs. rectify

distillation vs. rectify

rectify vs. refine

purify vs. rectify

amend vs. rectify

correct vs. rectify

rectify vs. reform

rectify vs. retrieve

rectify vs. resolve

compensate vs. rectify

adjust vs. rectify

rectangle vs. rectify