rectified
(adjective) having been put right
rectify
(verb) convert into direct current; “rectify alternating current”
correct, rectify, right
(verb) make right or correct; “Correct the mistakes”; “rectify the calculation”
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend
(verb) set straight or right; “remedy these deficiencies”; “rectify the inequities in salaries”; “repair an oversight”
reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
(verb) 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”
refine, rectify
(verb) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; “refine sugar”
rectify
(verb) math: determine the length of; “rectify a curve”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rectified
simple past tense and past participle of rectify
• certified, cretified
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"ti*fy (-f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rectified (-fd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rectifying (-f`ng).] Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added. To rectify a globe, to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
Syn.
– To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See Amend.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
