as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable a tropical vacation is a surefire rectifier of the midwinter blues

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Recent Examples of rectifier Finally, at the fourth stage, a high-frequency rectifier converts the high-frequency AC back to DC, and then sends it to the vehicle’s battery. Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025 The driver consists of four Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) arranged into a bridge rectifier circuit. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2019 The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024 The Atlantic substation, which powers a section of the Fulton Line of the A and C trains, was already decommissioned once, in 2000, when its rectifier — a depression-era mercury-arc system — was deemed too old to continue safely functioning. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024 At the turn of the century, a group of rogue whiskey makers known as rectifiers were putting additives in spirits. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024 This combination of antenna and rectifier (or converter) is called a rectenna. Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021 The antenna routes that energy into an electronic rectifier circuit, which in turn uses semiconductors to convert it into a direct-current (DC) voltage that can charge or power a device. Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021 This word, a portmanteau of rectifier and antenna, reflects how each element converts the electromagnetic waves into direct-current electricity. IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifier
Noun
  • Spiritual values act as an antidote by reminding employees of their work’s deeper significance and realigning them with their ethical compass.
    Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The only antidote to a politics of fear is a politics of courage.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Letters describing the saftey risk are to be sent Aug. 25 and follow up letters are to be sent when a remedy is available.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Sense offers numerous services rooted in natural health remedies derived from the islands’ African and Indigenous traditions, incorporating native roots, leaves, and weeds for wellness.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Supportive commenters offered alternative solutions that might have avoided the entire issue.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The legislation in Tennessee was targeted against a hypothetical solution to climate change in which aerosols would be deployed to block out some of the sun’s rays.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At the hands of a professional, collagen induction therapy includes treatments such as microneedling, radio frequency, and ultrasound skin tightening, as well as laser.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
  • A lot of the time, what prompts a perfectionist to go to therapy is an issue such as chronic anxiety or depression, with perfectionism only gradually revealing itself as an important force.
    Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Rectifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifier. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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