Main Entry: rec·ti·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈrek-tə-ˌfī\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): rec·ti·fied; rec·ti·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus right — more at right

Date: 14th century

1 : to set right : remedy
2 : to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation
3 : to correct by removing errors : adjust <rectify the calendar>
4 : to make (an alternating current) unidirectional

synonyms see correct

— rec·ti·fi·ca·tion \ˌrek-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun