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rectify

Verb

IPA /ˈrektɪfaɪ/

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To correct something that is wrong or take action to make an unsatisfactory situation right.

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rectify/ˈrektɪfaɪ/

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A customer is overcharged
The shop refunds the extra money
The problem is put right

To rectify a mistake is to correct it.

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The shop quickly rectified the mistake and refunded the extra charge.
We must rectify the calculation error before submitting the final report.

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rectify — To correct something that is wrong or take action to make an unsatisfactory situation right.

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To correct something that is wrong or take action to make an unsatisfactory situation right.

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Word origin

Through Old French rectifier from medieval Latin rectificare, based on Latin rectus, meaning right.

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Rectify commonly takes mistake, error, fault or situation as its object.

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