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rectify

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  1. correct               
 
rec.ti.fy \'rek-t*-.fi-\ vt [ME rectifien, fr. MF rectifier, fr. ML 
   rectificare, fr. L Xrectus right 1: to set right : REMEDY  2: to purify (as 
   alcohol) esp. by repeated or fractional distillation  3: to correct by 
   removing errors : ADJUST {~ the calendar)> 4: to make (an alternating 
   current) unidirectional