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For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.
Lucy Davis

Meaning of "rectify" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECTIFY

Via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECTIFY

rectify  [ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECTIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rectify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rectify in English.

WHAT DOES RECTIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rectify

Rectify is an American television drama series created by Ray McKinnon, and is the first original series from SundanceTV. It stars Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron, Adelaide Clemens, Clayne Crawford, and Luke Kirby. The series premiered on April 22, 2013 with a season one run of six episodes. On May 1, 2013, SundanceTV ordered a second season of ten episodes, which premiered on June 19, 2014.

Definition of rectify in the English dictionary

The first definition of rectify in the dictionary is to put right; correct; remedy. Other definition of rectify is to separate from a mixture or refine by fractional distillation. Rectify is also to convert into direct current.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECTIFY

PRESENT

Present
I rectify
you rectify
he/she/it rectifies
we rectify
you rectify
they rectify
Present continuous
I am rectifying
you are rectifying
he/she/it is rectifying
we are rectifying
you are rectifying
they are rectifying
Present perfect
I have rectified
you have rectified
he/she/it has rectified
we have rectified
you have rectified
they have rectified
Present perfect continuous
I have been rectifying
you have been rectifying
he/she/it has been rectifying
we have been rectifying
you have been rectifying
they have been rectifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I rectified
you rectified
he/she/it rectified
we rectified
you rectified
they rectified
Past continuous
I was rectifying
you were rectifying
he/she/it was rectifying
we were rectifying
you were rectifying
they were rectifying
Past perfect
I had rectified
you had rectified
he/she/it had rectified
we had rectified
you had rectified
they had rectified
Past perfect continuous
I had been rectifying
you had been rectifying
he/she/it had been rectifying
we had been rectifying
you had been rectifying
they had been rectifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rectify
you will rectify
he/she/it will rectify
we will rectify
you will rectify
they will rectify
Future continuous
I will be rectifying
you will be rectifying
he/she/it will be rectifying
we will be rectifying
you will be rectifying
they will be rectifying
Future perfect
I will have rectified
you will have rectified
he/she/it will have rectified
we will have rectified
you will have rectified
they will have rectified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rectifying
you will have been rectifying
he/she/it will have been rectifying
we will have been rectifying
you will have been rectifying
they will have been rectifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rectify
you would rectify
he/she/it would rectify
we would rectify
you would rectify
they would rectify
Conditional continuous
I would be rectifying
you would be rectifying
he/she/it would be rectifying
we would be rectifying
you would be rectifying
they would be rectifying
Conditional perfect
I would have rectify
you would have rectify
he/she/it would have rectify
we would have rectify
you would have rectify
they would have rectify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rectifying
you would have been rectifying
he/she/it would have been rectifying
we would have been rectifying
you would have been rectifying
they would have been rectifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rectify
we let´s rectify
you rectify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rectify
Past participle
rectified
Present Participle
rectifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECTIFY


beautify
ˈbjuːtɪˌfaɪ
certify
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ
compactify
kəmˈpæktɪˌfaɪ
fortify
ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪ
fructify
ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
mattify
ˈmætɪˌfaɪ
mortify
ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
objectify
əbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ
presanctify
priːˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ
quantify
ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ
ratify
ˈrætɪˌfaɪ
sanctify
ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ
stratify
ˈstrætɪˌfaɪ
subjectify
səbˈdʒɛktɪˌfaɪ
testify
ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ
unsanctify
ʌnˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECTIFY

recti
rectifiability
rectifiable
rectification
rectified
rectified spirit
rectifier
rectifies
rectilineal
rectilineally
rectilinear
rectilinearity
rectilinearly
rection
rectipetality
rectipetaly
rectirostral
rectiserial
rectitic
rectitis

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECTIFY

acetify
beatify
brutify
decertify
demystify
flintify
frutify
gratify
interstratify
left-justify
misidentify
moistify
mystify
overidentify
prenotify
recertify
rejustify
renotify
right-justify
stultify

Synonyms and antonyms of rectify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECTIFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rectify» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rectify

Translation of «rectify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECTIFY

Find out the translation of rectify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rectify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rectify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

矫正
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rectificar
570 millions of speakers

English

rectify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुधारने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُصَحِّحُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

исправлять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retificar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংশোধন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rectifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

memperbetulkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

berichtigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修正する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개정하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rectify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sửa lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரிகட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzeltmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rettificare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprawić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправляти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a corecta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επανορθώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rätta till
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korrigere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rectify

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECTIFY»

The term «rectify» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.668 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECTIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rectify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rectify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rectify

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECTIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rectify.
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Julian Baggini
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.
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Xavier Becerra
But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.
3
Brian Bosworth
I deeply regret those situations that have blemished the image of the University of Oklahoma, and I hope that I can rectify the embarrassment I have brought the university.
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Mark Dacascos
The thing with 'Mortal Kombat' is we really deal with that: What is the right thing to do? When somebody does something bad, do you, then, in your mind, rectify the situation by doing something bad to them?
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Josephus Daniels
Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.
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Lucy Davis
For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.
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Jessica Ennis
I learned what I need to do in the long jump, what I needed to do in the javelin and I've been able to rectify those events. It's been a bit of a learning curve, which is good.
8
Rio Ferdinand
If any player has a bad game it's there in the back of your mind in the next game. There's always a hangover. It is like a wounded animal in a way, as you want to get out there as quick as possible and rectify it.
9
John Gokongwei
As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I always ask why and try to rectify myself.
10
Matt Lucas
The most useful form of time travel would be to go back a year or two and rectify the mistakes we made.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECTIFY»

Discover the use of rectify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rectify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Customer Service Training 101: Quick and Easy Techniques ...
If you can rectify the problem to the customer's satisfaction, you get off easy: “Mr. Roberts, we have a service person who just called in. We're dispatching her to your home, and she'll be there within fifteen minutes.” More than likely, that is not  ...
Renee Evenson, 2010
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International Sales Agreements: An Annotated Drafting and ...
Buyer's Right to Rectify (1) If the Buyer fails to fulfil any payment obligation, the Seller may suspend performance or may complete performance if Seller deems it reasonable to do so. If such non-fulfilment is not rectified by the Buyer within [30 ...
James M. Klotz, John A. Barrett, 1998
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Talelei Oros: The Haggadah Anthology
Israel was an extension of the Patriarchs, and Israel, too, had to suffer to rectify the effects of Adam's sin. In order to rectify Adam's PDJ (nefesh), they had to be in exile 430 years - the numerical equivalent of ffDJ (50+80+300). hi order to rectify  ...
‎2003
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Audio and Video Systems: Principles, Maintenance and ...
No output on playback, no recording, no erase. 2. High frequency response is poor in playback. Power supply output is zero. Dirty or worn out head. Check mains leads, fuse, switch and plug. If O.K. check power supply and rectify the fault .
R. G. Gupta, 1995
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China Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook
In the case that such a customs broker does not rectify his/her behavior after the imposition of a fine three consecutive times, a suspension of on-line declaration privileges may be adopted for a period of not more than six months. In the case ...
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2007
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中国商法
Article 64 In case that the company fails to notify creditors or make public announcement during mergering, dividing, reducing registered capital or going on liquidation, the company registration authority shall order the company to rectify the ...
Jielin Dong, 2005
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Ethics, Trust, and the Professions: Philosophical and ...
An anonymous author argued: The Tao of practicing medicine is that you must rectify yourself before you rectify things. To rectify yourself means to understand principles in order to bring your skill into full play. To rectify things means to treat  ...
Edmund D. Pellegrino, Robert M. Veatch, John Langan, 1991
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Customs Law of East Asia
The imposition of a fine may be repeated if necessary. In the case that such a person does not rectify his or her behavior after the imposition of a fine for three consecutive times, a suspension of importation or exportation declaration privileges ...
Jiarui Cheng, 2010
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Journals of the House of Commons
IV. Bills sent to the Lords returned with Amendments_cmm'mied. To which Amendments the Commons have agreed, Special Entries being made in the Journals for agreeing thereto—contmued- ' To rectify Illistalces apparent from the Context, ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1825
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The geography of the globe
To rectify the Globe for the Latitude of any Place, and also for the Sun's Declination. Rule. For the Place. Find the latitude, and if it is north, raise the north pole the same number of degrees above the horizon as the latitude ; but if the place has ...
John Olding Butler, H John Rowbotham, 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECTIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rectify is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rectify: “Sown With Salt”
Rectify is surprisingly funny for a show about a Death Row inmate slowly readjusting to life on the outside and also he may have done it, that is, strangled his ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
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TV Review: 'Rectify,' Season 3
Again plodding along at a near-hypnotic pace, “Rectify” begins its third season almost exactly where the second left off, and that's a good thing. Awash in critical ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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'Rectify' Returns for Third Season of a Murder's Aftermath
New York — Abigail Spencer remembers being about to shoot a scene for last season's Rectify. It was set in a hospital room as Daniel, played by series star ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
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Rectify: Sundance's soulful contribution to the real-crime TV wave
Rectify doesn't feel like anything else on television – 'you have to do work to watch ... That's the starting point for Rectify, an empathetic, soulful look at the life of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Rectify: The Past Comes Back to Haunt Everyone in the First Season …
I hope you've been saving up your tears all year long because you're going to need them on July 9, when SundanceTV's Rectify returns for its third season. «TV.com, Jun 15»
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'Rectify' Season 3 to Premiere Thursday, July 9 on SundanceTV
Rectify” follows the life of Daniel Holden (Aden Young), who returns to his small hometown in Georgia after serving 19 years on death row. Having spent his ... «TVbytheNumbers, May 15»
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'Rectify' Unspools Secrets In Riveting Season Finale (SPOILERS)
Aden Young didn't garner an Emmy nomination for “Rectify,” but after Thursday's second-season finale, is it too late to put knighthood on the table? «Variety, Aug 14»
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Thursday TV: Rectify Finale, Simpsons Marathon
The upcoming fall season will be lucky to generate even a fraction as many hits as this unusually busy TV summer produced, a list of keepers that includes ... «TV Guide, Aug 14»
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SundanceTV Renews 'Rectify' For Third Season
The cable network has renewed its first wholly owned original scripted series Rectify for a third season to air in 2015. I hear the order likely will be for 6 episodes, ... «Deadline.com, Aug 14»
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Rectify: “Until You're Blue”
Rectify will not be seen tonight, so that Sundance can bring you this special presentation of Two Teds, A Tawney, And A Tire Place. “Until You're Blue” isn't as ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Aug 14»

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