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Webster 1913 Edition
Rectify
Rec′ti-fy
(-f?)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rectified
(-f?d)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rectifying
(-f?ˊ?ng)
.] 1.
To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend;
as, to
rectify
errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify
the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify
disorders.I meant to
rectify
my conscience. Shakespeare
This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have
rectified
. Burke.
2.
(Chem.)
To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser;
as, to
. rectify
spirit of wine3.
(Com.)
To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
To rectify a globe
, to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
Syn. – To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See
Amend
. Webster 1828 Edition
Rectify
REC'TIFY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make right; to correct that which is wrong, erroneous or false; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders.2.
In chimistry, to refine by repeated distiliation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit or wine.3.
To rectify the globe, is to bring the sun's place in the ecliptic on the globe to the brass meridian.