WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-rect-, root.
- -rect- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "guide;
rule;
right;
straight.'' This meaning is found in such words as: correct, direct, erect, indirect, insurrection, misdirect, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, rectum, resurrection.
'-rect-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):