Both Uses of
rectify
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Morrel looked at his watch, which wanted a quarter to ten; but soon the same clock he had already heard strike two or three times rectified the error by striking half-past nine.
Chpt 73-74 *rectified = corrected
- I desire that a statement contained in it should be rectified.
Chpt 77-78
Definitions:
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(1)
(rectify as in: rectify the error) correct, fix, or make right
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized definitions of rectify include:- chemistry: purify (e.g., via repeated distillation)
- manufacturing: separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- electronics: convert alternate current into direct current