Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectificate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rec-tifi-cate
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If you need book sources on rectificating, I may be able to quote a few."
"If the heatsink is not flat enough, you can use "sand paper" to rectificate it (heatsinks are aluminium made)."
"I was attempting to rectificate the relative positioning of the ginnel door hinges vis a vis the door itself."
"Rectificating... seems that preodering is open, with $5 rebate if you order before the 10/10."

Etymology

Back-formation from rectification. For its use by non-native speakers compare, Catalan and Spanish rectificar and Portuguese retificar, from Latin rēctificō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rēctificō

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rectificates (present, singular) rectificating (participle, present) rectificated (participle, past) rectificated (past)

Questions

What does rectificate mean?: To rectify.
Where does rectificate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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