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Showing words for RECTIFY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Rectify

certify, cretify, rectify

6 Letter Words for Rectify

certif, ferity

5 Letter Words for Rectify

certy, citer, criey, fecit, fiery, freit, recit, recti, refit, reify, ricey, rifte, rifty, ticer, treif, trice

4 Letter Words for Rectify

cert, ceti, cire, cite, city, crit, cyte, eiry, eric, etic, fice, fict, fier, fire, firy, fret, frey, frit, fyce, icer, iter, rect, reft, reif, reit, rice, ricy, rife, rift, rite, ryfe, terf, tice, tier, tire, trey, trie, trye, tyer, ycie, yeti, yite

3 Letter Words for Rectify

cer, cfi, cie, cif, cir, cit, crt, cry, cte, ctf, ctr, ect, eft, eir, erf, ert, etc, ety, eyr, fcy, fec, fei, fer, fet, fey, fie, fir, fit, fri, frt, fry, ice, icy, ifc, ife, ire, rct, rec, ref, rei, rie, rif, rit, rte, rti, rye, tec, tef, ter, tfr, tic, tie, trf, tri, try, tye, tyr, yer, yet

Definitions for Rectify

[1] to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
[2] to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
[3] Chemistry . to purify (especially a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
[4] Electricity . to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
[5] to determine the length of (a curve).
[6] Astronomy , Geography . to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.
[7] to put right; correct; remedy
[8] to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
[9] to convert (alternating current) into direct current
[10] maths to determine the length of (a curve)
[11] to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic

Words related to Rectify

amend, fix, remedy, redress, improve, repair, right, scrub, doctor, reform, launder, debug, adjust, square, mend, emend, revise, recalibrate

Words nearby Rectify

recti-, rectifiable, rectification, rectified spirit, rectifier, rectify, rectilinear, rectirostral, rectitis, rectitude, rectitudinous

Origin of Rectify

1350–1400; Middle English rectifien < Middle French rectifier < Medieval Latin rēctificāre, equivalent to Latin rēct(us ) right + -ificāre -ify

Other words from Rectify

non·rec·ti·fied , adjective
self-rec·ti·fy·ing , adjective
un·rec·ti·fied , adjective

Word origin for Rectify

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make

Synonyms for Rectify

amend, fix, improve, redress, remedy, straighten out, adjust, debug, doctor, emend, launder, mend, reform, repair, revise, right, scrub, square, clean up, clean up act, dial back, fix up, go over, make good, make up for, pay one's dues, pick up, put right, recalibrate, shape up, straighten up, turn things around