MEANING
1. To put something wrong into a correct or proper condition.
2. To convert alternating electrical current into direct current.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- rectify an error
- rectify a situation
On the page
The amendment rectified the omission.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- rectify
- Past tense
- rectified
- Past participle
- rectified
- Present participle
- rectifying
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- rectify
- Present continuous
- am/is/are rectifying
- Present perfect
- have/has rectified
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been rectifying
- Past
- rectified
- Past continuous
- was/were rectifying
- Past perfect
- had rectified
- Past perfect continuous
- had been rectifying
- Future
- will rectify
- Future continuous
- will be rectifying
- Future perfect
- will have rectified
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been rectifying
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: rectify; rectifies; rectified; rectified; rectifying Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, qualification. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: rectifies.
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