資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}
(-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.
rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in
comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]
1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,
or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,
or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to
rectify disorders.
I meant to rectify my conscience. --Shak.
This was an error of opinion which a conflicting
opinion would have rectified. --Burke.
2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or
sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are
separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.
3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by
redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,
etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
資料來源 : WordNet®
rectified
adj : having been put right
rectify
v 1: math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"
2: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from
extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine
sugar" [syn: {refine}]
3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of
life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed
me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reform}, {reclaim}, {regenerate}]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify
the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {remediate},
{remedy}, {repair}, {amend}]
5: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the
calculation" [syn: {correct}, {right}] [ant: {falsify}]
6: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
[also: {rectified}]
rectified
See {rectify}