rectified

From the verb rectify: (⇒ conjugate)

rectified is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

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.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rectify / ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to put right; correct; remedy
2. to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
3. to convert (alternating current) into direct current
4. to determine the length of (a curve)
5. to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make

ˈrectiˌfiable adjective

ˌrectifiˈcation noun