rectified
Americanadjective
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made, put, or set right; corrected or remedied.
E-commerce still suffers from an easily rectified fallacy—the notion that a website constitutes a web business.
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made square or straight.
This ceramic tile is a quality rectified tile, mechanically finished on all sides to achieve uniformity.
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Electricity. (of an alternating current) changed into a direct current.
If you know what might cause "skipping" in a brushed DC motor supplied by a rectified AC signal, tell me.
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Chemistry. (especially of a spirit or liquor) purified by repeated distillation.
Whiskey made of rectified spirits, colored and flavored by burnt sugar, was often branded as bourbon.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rectified
First recorded in 1550–60; 1865–70 rectified for def. 3; 1570–80 rectified for def. 4; rectify ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; rectify ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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The only thing Lenny Kaye somehow hadn’t done was release a solo record, which he rectified in July of 2026 with the release of “Goin’ Local,” out on Yep Roc on July 17.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
That situation will be rectified in a matter of weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Wrong decisions around EVs have been rectified, new top-end products with combustion and hybrid powertrains are lined up, and management is focusing on product quality, UBS’s Patrick Hummel writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"This happened eight years ago, it was not meant to cause any offence but it did cause offence, and I rectified that offence. All the people involved were satisfied with that."
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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