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rectify

Letters that make rectify

e, f, c, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'rectify'

Words within rectify

re, ti, EC, ECT, CT, Re, Ti are words within 'rectify'

Anagrams of rectify

certify is an anagram of 'rectify'

rectify is a 7 letter word starting with r
rectify is a 7 letter word ending with y

6 possible definitions for 'rectify'

Rectify as "reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state, separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

refine has the same meaning as rectify

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of purify, make pure, distill, sublimate.

Derivatives of rectify

refiner, rectification, refinement, purification, refining are derivatives of 'rectify'.

Rectify as "set straight or right"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

remediate, amend, remedy, repair have the same meaning as 'rectify'

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of rectify, correct, right.

Derivatives of rectify

rectification, rectifier, amendable, correctable, reparation, amends, correction, redress, remedy, remediation are derivatives of 'rectify'.

Example of rectify used within this context

"remedy these deficiencies", "rectify the inequities in salaries", "repair an oversight"

Rectify as "make right or correct"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

correct, right have the same meaning as 'rectify'

Antonyms

falsify has the opposite meaning of rectify

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of change by reversal, turn, reverse.

Types of rectify

rectify, remediate, debug, amend, remedy, repair are types of 'rectify'.

Derivatives of rectify

rectification, correction are derivatives of 'rectify'.

Example of rectify used within this context

"Correct the mistakes", "rectify the calculation"

Rectify as "convert into direct current"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of convert, commute, exchange, change.

Derivatives of rectify

rectification is a derivative of rectify.

Example of rectify used within this context

"rectify alternating current"

Rectify as "bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

reclaim, reform, regenerate have the same meaning as 'rectify'

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of rectify

moralize, moralise are types of 'rectify'.

Derivatives of rectify

rectification, crusader, social reformer, meliorist, reformer, reformist, reformative, reformatory, reclamation, reformation, correction, reform are derivatives of 'rectify'.

Verb groups of rectify

reform, straighten out, see the light are verb groups of 'rectify'.

Rectify as "math: determine the length of"

Under this definition, rectify is a verb and has the following properties:

rectify as a type

'rectify' can be a type of determine, find out, ascertain, find.

Derivatives of rectify

rectification is a derivative of rectify.

Example of rectify used within this context

"rectify a curve"