rectify

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈrɛktɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to put right; to correct something wrong

We will rectify the billing error within two business days.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to put right; to correct... correct amend fix remedy redress right repair

Opposites

worsen damage spoil

Word family

Derived forms rectificationrectifiedrectifierrectifiable

Related forms rectitude rector rectangle direct

Etymology

From Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectificare ('to make right'), from Latin rectus ('right, straight') + facere ('to make, do').

rectus Latin facere Latin regere Latin

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

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# rectify

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛktɪfaɪ/

## Meanings
1. to put right; to correct something wrong

## Examples
- We will rectify the billing error within two business days.

## Synonyms
- correct
- amend
- fix
- remedy
- redress
- right
- repair

## Antonyms
- worsen
- damage
- spoil

## Derived Forms
- rectification
- rectified
- rectifier
- rectifiable

## Related Forms
- rectitude
- rector
- rectangle
- direct

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rectus
- Root: facere
- Root: regere

## Etymology
From Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectificare ('to make right'), from Latin rectus ('right, straight') + facere ('to make, do').

## AI Etymology
Rectify comes from Old French rectifier, from Late Latin rectificare ('to make right'), from Latin rectus ('right, straight') + facere ('to make, do'). The historical trail runs through Latin rectus, Latin facere and Latin regere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to put right; to correct something wrong. Derived formations include rectification, rectified, rectifier, rectifiable; related forms include rectitude, rector, rectangle, direct.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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