rectify
/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-Norman rectifiier, rectefier (“to make straight”), from Medieval Latin rēctificō (“to make right”), from Latin rēctus (“straight”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-, rectifien, rectifiier, rēctificō, rēctus