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Rectify

  1. verb

    reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

    “refine sugar”

    Similar: refine

  2. verb

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

    “The Church reformed me”

    Similar: reform, reclaim, regenerate

  3. verb

    math: determine the length of

    “rectify a curve”

  4. verb

    convert into direct current

    “rectify alternating current”

Word family

rectifiable · rectified · rectifying

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