rectified

[ rek-tuh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. 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.

2. made square or straight:

   This ceramic tile is a quality rectified tile, mechanically finished on all sides to achieve uniformity.

3. 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.

4. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of rectify.

Other Words From

• non·rec·ti·fied adjective
• un·rec·ti·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectified¹

First recorded in 1550–60; 1865–70 rectified fordef 3; 1570–80 rectified fordef 4; rectify ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; rectify ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The first lull was rectified quickly, with the Dodgers turning a tied score in the third inning into a comfortable lead with back-to-back home runs from Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman.

From Los Angeles Times

All public access computers in the city’s libraries were taken offline again until the issue could be rectified with the council's IT partner, the Canadian firm CGI.

From BBC

The company admitted that incorrect information was also displayed on the website page for the store and said this had been rectified.

From BBC

"Any measures installed must be safe and effective, with issues promptly and properly rectified."

From BBC

That meant the problem could be rectified relatively quickly, without an expensive redesign.

From BBC

Related Words

• corrected
• fixed
• fixed-up
• refurbished
• remodeled
• renovated