rectify

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verb

1. math: determine the length of
- rectify a curve
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification
• Hypernyms:
determine, find, find out, ascertain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state;
separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- refine sugar
• Syn:
refine
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification, refinement (for: refine), refiner (for: refine), refining (for: refine)
• Hypernyms:
purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. set straight or right
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
• Syn:
remediate, remedy, repair, amend
• Derivationally related forms:
amendable (for: amend), reparation (for: repair), remedy (for: remedy), remediation (for: remediate), rectification, rectifier
• Hypernyms:
correct, right
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- The Church reformed me
- reform your conduct
• Syn:
reform, reclaim, regenerate
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification, reclamation (for: reclaim), reformative (for: reform), reformatory (for: reform), reform (for: reform), reformist (for: reform), reformation (for: reform)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
moralize, moralise
• Verb Group:
reform, straighten out, see the light
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. make right or correct
- Correct the mistakes
- rectify the calculation
• Syn:
correct, right
• Ant:
falsify (for: correct)
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification, correction (for: correct)
• Hypernyms:
change by reversal, turn, reverse
• Hyponyms:
remediate, remedy, repair, amend, debug
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. convert into direct current
- rectify alternating current
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification
• Hypernyms:
change, exchange, commute, convert
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  correct, right, remediate, remedy, repair, amend, reform, reclaim, regenerate, refine