rectifies
Makes it right
Rectifies means corrects or sets right.
Someone rectifies a mistake, an error, or an injustice: The company rectified the billing problem.
In technical contexts, to rectify is to convert alternating current to direct current.
The word carries a sense of restoring proper order or making amends for something that went wrong.
Fixes a mistake
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- fixesRepairs or solutions
- remediesTreatments that restore health
- adjustsAlters for improvement
repairs · redresses · rights · mends · resolves · addresses · cures · heals
Removes unwanted substances
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- refinesMakes purer or better
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
alcohol · distillation · separation · extraction · fractionation · concentrates · isolates · clarifies
Makes reparation for wrongdoing
- redeemsExchanges for worth
- makes amendsCompensates for wrongdoing
- compensatesMakes up for something
- expiatesMakes amends for wrongs
vindicates · absolves · reconciles · apologizes · repents
Those who switched faiths
- transformsChanges form completely
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- converterDevice that transforms input
current · alternating · direct · semiconductor · power supply · voltage · signal processing · inverter
corrects
Fixes a mistake
adjusts · repairs · redresses · rights · mends · resolves · addresses · cures · heals · patches
purifies
Removes unwanted substances
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- refinesMakes purer or better
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
spirits · alcohol · distillation · separation · extraction · fractionation · concentrates · isolates · clarifies · filters
atones
Makes reparation for wrongdoing
- redeemsExchanges for worth
- makes amendsCompensates for wrongdoing
- compensatesMakes up for something
expiates · vindicates · absolves · reconciles · apologizes · repents
converts
Those who switched faiths
- transformsChanges form completely
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
converter · current · alternating · direct · semiconductor · power supply · voltage · signal processing · inverter · smoothing
rectifiesdisorders
Abnormal physical or mental conditions
disarranges · scrambles · muddles · confuses · jumbles
rectifiesperpetuates
Causes to endure indefinitely
ignores · neglects · overlooks · exacerbates · aggravates
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