All 3 Uses of
rectify
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- This had to be rectified, but it was impossible to do so.
Chpt 8 *rectified = corrected or made right
- "But if that is so," he said to himself, "and I am leaving this life with the consciousness that I have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it — what then?"
Chpt 11rectify = fix
- At that very moment Ivan Ilych fell through and caught sight of the light, and it was revealed to him that though his life had not been what it should have been, this could still be rectified.
Chpt 12rectified = fixed or made right
Definition:
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(rectify as in: rectify the error) correct, fix, or make right