rectify
/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ verb C2- To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). · to rectify the crisis
- To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
- To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
He/she/it rectifies · Past rectified · Past participle rectified · -ing form rectifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- rectify
- He/she/it
- rectifies
- Past
- rectified
- Past participle
- rectified
- -ing form
- rectifying
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“I desire that a statement contained in it should be rectified.”
Furthermore, the apology must be followed by tangible behavioral modifications, ensuring that the transgression is not merely acknowledged but actively rectified.
The monumental task of rectifying this catastrophic sanitation failure was entrusted to Joseph Bazalgette, a remarkably visionary and resilient civil engineer of the Victorian era.
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