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# rectified

verb, past form of rectify (rectify, rectifies, rectified, rectifying)

«rectified» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Put right; corrected: The mistake was rectified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#m1)
2. (science) Changed from alternating current into direct current in electricity (advanced). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal, exam-voice word for «fixed» or «corrected»: «The error has been rectified». In maths, a mistake in working must be rectified — find it and correct the answer. In stories and notices companies rectify problems. Phrases: «the problem was rectified», «rectified the error», «quickly rectified».

### Examples

- The spelling mistake was rectified before printing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x1)
- Once the error was rectified, the answer was 64. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x2)
- The leak in the roof has been rectified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x3)
- She rectified her mistake by saying sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x4)
- The shop rectified the wrong price at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x5)
- The fault in the computer was quickly rectified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/#x6)

### Note

Irregular spelling: rectify → rectified (y → ied). Formal; everyday words: fixed, corrected, put right. Noun: rectification.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rectified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rectified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rectified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rectified.html) on Mova free.