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
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
