Both Uses
rectify
in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(Edited)
- Evolution? they said to themselves, Who needs it? and what nature refused to do for them they simply did without until such time as they were able to rectify the gross anatomical inconveniences with surgery.
Chpt 5 *rectify = fix
- "Well, for God's sake, I hope you managed to rectify that a bit."
Chpt 6rectify = correct, fix, or make right
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