ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRrectify
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rectify
Meaning: to put right; to correct
rectify in a sentence
How rectify is used in real sentences:
The store offered to rectify the billing error immediately.
He rectified the error before anyone noticed.
“She returned to the opening phrase and rectified its rushed tempo, allowing every note its full breath.”
— from the passage The White Road
Synonyms for rectify
Other words for rectify — correct, remedy and fix — carry the same meaning.
- correct
- remedy
- fix
Antonyms of rectify
Words that mean the opposite of rectify:
- worsen
Where it comes from
From Latin rectus 'right' + facere 'to make'
Memory hook
RECTIFY — make it RIGHT-ify.