RECTIFIES
Verb
rectifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rectify
Anagrams
• certifies, cretifies
Source: Wiktionary
RECTIFY
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