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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rectify/ˈrektɪfʌɪ/
▶verb (rectifies, rectifying, rectified)
- 1 put right; correct.
- 2 convert (alternating current) to direct current.
- 3 Mathematics find a straight line equal in length to (a curve).
– derivatives
rectifiable adjective,
rectification noun.
rectifiable adjective,
rectification noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. rectifier, from med. L. rectificare, from L. rectus ‘right’.
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