rectify

1. (transitive)To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.

   set straight or right

2. (transitive)To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

   to rectify the crisis

3. (transitive)To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.

   destillieren

   очищатьočiščatʹ, дистиллироватьdistillirovatʹ, ректифицироватьrektificirovatʹ

   очища́тиočyščáty, очи́ститиočýstyty

4. (transitive)To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).

   korrigieren

   исправля́тьispravljátʹ, испра́витьisprávitʹ

5. (historical, transitive)To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.

6. (transitive)To convert (alternating current) into direct current.

   выпрямлятьvyprjamljatʹ

   convert into direct current

7. (transitive)To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.

   determine the length of

8. (transitive)To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.

9. (obsolete, transitive)To heal (an organ or part of the body).

10. (archaic, transitive)To correct (someone who is mistaken).

    make right or correct

1. We need to take steps to rectify the situation.

   deWir müssen etwas unternehmen, um die Lage zu bessern.

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2. Algeria needs to rectify its economy.

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3. Sami had enough time to rectify things.

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4. What Tom did will be hard to rectify.

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5. Decolonization efforts are essential to rectify historical injustices.

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