Rectify

/ɹˈɛktɪfˌa‍ɪ/

/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

to rectify

to make something right when it was previously incorrect, improper, or defective

to correct or fix a problem or mistake

to remove impurities and improve the quality of a substance through distillation

to change electrical current from flowing in both directions to flowing in one direction only

to construct or determine a straight line that has the same length as a given curve

Example

The company quickly rectified the billing error by issuing a refund to the customer.

The manager took steps to rectify the error in the financial report.

We need to rectify the incorrect figures in the report before submitting it.

After several failed attempts, engineers worked to rectify the design flaws in the prototype.

The rectifier circuit in the power supply unit rectifies the alternating current from the outlet.

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