rectify

US: /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/
UK: /ɹˈɛktɪfˌa‍ɪ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


rectify /'rektifai/
  • ngoại động từ
    • sửa, sửa cho thẳng
      • to rectify mistakes: sửa sai lầm
      • to rectify figures: sửa những con số
    • (vật lý) chỉnh lưu
    • (hoá học) cất lại, tinh cất (rượu)
      • rectified spirits: rượu tinh cất
    • (rađiô) tách sóng
    • (toán học) cầu trường

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
(rectifies, rectifying, rectified, rectified) [VN] (formal) to put right sth that is wrong
Synonym: CORRECT
to rectify a fault / mistake + We must take steps to rectify the situation.
rectification noun [U]

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
correct, revise, redress, put or set right, cure, repair, remedy, improve, emend, fix, adjust, square, ameliorate:
What do you intend to do to rectify the damage you have done?

Concise English dictionary


rectified|rectifies|rectifying'rektɪfaɪ
verb
+math: determine the length of
+reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
+bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
+set straight or right
+make right or correct
+convert into direct current