rectifiable

UK: /ˈrektɪfaɪəbl/ US: (rek′tə fī′ə bəl)

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rec•ti•fi•a•ble  (rek′tə fī′ə bəl), adj. 

1. able to be rectified.
2. Mathematics of or pertaining to a curve or arc that has finite length.

• rectify + -able 1640–50

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rec•ti•fy /ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ/   v. [~ + object] , -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make, put, or set right; correct:
   to rectify an error.

rec•ti•fi•a•ble, adj. 
rec•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌrɛktəfɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -rect-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rec•ti•fy  (rek′tə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make, put, or set right;
   remedy;
   correct:
   He sent them a check to rectify his account.
2. to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
3. Chemistry to purify (esp. a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
4. Electricity to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
5. Mathematics to determine the length of (a curve).
6. Astronomy, Geography, Place Names to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem.

• Medieval Latin rēctificāre, equivalent. to Latin rēct(us) right + -ificāre -ify
• Middle French rectifier
• Middle English rectifien 1350–1400

Synonyms

• 1. mend, emend, amend.
• 2. adjust, regulate, straighten.

Antonyms

• 1. worsen, muddle.