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How to pronounce “rectify”
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Pronunciation guide for rectify
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of rectify with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Business Can Improve the World, Not Just the Bottom Line
So to rectify this, over the last few years,
- Definition summary
- (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th–18th c.]
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How to pronounce rectify
How Business Can Improve the World, Not Just the Bottom Line
So to rectify this, over the last few years,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rectify”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th–18th c.]
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.). [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken). [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.]
- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
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