What is the meaning of rectified?

verb

  • Math: determine the length of.
    • usage: "rectify a curve"
  • Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities.
    • usage: "refine sugar"
  • Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
    • usage: "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
  • Set straight or right.
    • usage: "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
  • Make right or correct.
    • usage: "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
  • Convert into direct current.
    • usage: "rectify alternating current"

adjective

  • Having been put right. .
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