rectify background

rectify

/ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/

Illustration rectify - Image 1

verb

Heilen, kurieren

To heal (an organ or part of the body).

Examples :

"The doctor said the injury to his knee needed time to rectify. "

Der Arzt sagte, die Verletzung an seinem Knie brauche Zeit, um zu heilen.

medicine organ body

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

Illustration rectify - Image 3

Illustration rectify - Image 4

verb

Korrigieren, berichtigen, beheben

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

Examples :

"The teacher needed to rectify the student's mistake on the math test. "

Der Lehrer musste den Fehler des Schülers im Mathetest korrigieren.

condition action process business

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

Illustration rectify - Image 3

verb

Beheben, korrigieren

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

Examples :

"to rectify the crisis"

die Krise beheben

situation condition process action

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

verb

Reinigen, läutern

To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.

Examples :

"The chemist needed to rectify the impure alcohol to produce a purer form for the experiment. "

Der Chemiker musste den unreinen Alkohol reinigen, um eine reinere Form für das Experiment herzustellen.

substance chemistry process

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

Illustration rectify - Image 3

Illustration rectify - Image 4

verb

Korrigieren, berichtigen

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

Examples :

"The student needed to rectify her mistake on the math test by showing her work. "

Der Schüler musste seinen Fehler im Mathetest korrigieren, indem er seine Arbeit zeigte.

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

verb

Korrigieren, berichtigen

To correct (someone who is mistaken).

Examples :

"The teacher gently rectified the student when he incorrectly stated the capital of France. "

Der Lehrer korrigierte den Schüler sanft, als er die Hauptstadt Frankreichs falsch angab.

action communication language

Illustration rectify - Image 1

verb

Richten, korrigieren

(geodesy) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.

Examples :

"The surveyor had to rectify the sundial's position before measuring the angle of the midday sun. "

Der Vermesser musste die Position der Sonnenuhr korrigieren, bevor er den Winkel der Mittagssonne maß.

geography astronomy technical

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

Illustration rectify - Image 3

verb

Gleichrichten

To convert (alternating current) into direct current.

Examples :

"The power adapter in my laptop rectifies the alternating current from the wall outlet into direct current that the laptop can use. "

Das Netzteil in meinem Laptop gleicht den Wechselstrom aus der Steckdose in Gleichstrom um, den der Laptop verwenden kann.

technology electronics physics electric machine device

Illustration rectify - Image 1

verb

Die Länge einer Kurve zwischen zwei Grenzen bestimmen

To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.

Examples :

"The surveyor needed to rectify the curve of the garden path to determine its precise length. "

Der Vermesser musste die Krümmung des Gartenwegs bestimmen, um seine genaue Länge zu ermitteln.

Illustration rectify - Image 1

Illustration rectify - Image 2

verb

Verbessern, berichtigen

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

Examples :

"The distiller attempted to rectify the poorly fermented wine by redistilling it with juniper berries, hoping to make a passable gin. "

Der Destillateur versuchte, den schlecht vergorenen Wein zu verbessern, indem er ihn mit Wacholderbeeren erneut destillierte, in der Hoffnung, einen akzeptablen Gin herzustellen.

drink substance food chemistry