rectify

CEFRC1

/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To correct a mistake or problem.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

Examples

  • Sami had enough time to rectify things.

  • So how do you propose we rectify the situation at hand?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.

  2. To heal (an organ or part of the body).

  3. To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.

More examples

In context

  • to rectify the crisis

  • For thus their Sense informeth them, and herein their Reason cannot Rectifie them; and therefore hopelessly continuing in mistakes, they live and die in their absurdities […]

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Origin

verb

From Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-Norman rectifiier, rectefier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin rēctificō (“to make right”), from Latin rēctus (“straight”).