All 3 Uses of
rectify
in
One Hundred Years of Solitude
- His pride had prevented him from making contact with the armed groups in the interior of the country until the leaders of the party publicly rectified their declaration that he was a bandit.
Chpt 7 *rectified = corrected
- But by then her acceptance of her fate was so deep that she was not even upset by the certainty that all possibilities of rectification were closed to her.
Chpt 14rectification = correction
- Fernanda was frightened because until then she had really not had a clear indication of the tremendous inner force of her singsong, but it was too late for any attempt at rectification.
Chpt 16
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) 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