verb🔗ShareCurarTo heal (an organ or part of the body)."The doctor said the injury to his knee needed time to rectify. "El médico dijo que la lesión en su rodilla necesitaba tiempo para curarse.medicineorganbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificar, corregir, enmendarTo restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right."The teacher needed to rectify the student's mistake on the math test. "El profesor necesitaba rectificar el error del estudiante en el examen de matemáticas.conditionactionprocessbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificar, corregirTo remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.)."to rectify the crisis"rectificar la crisissituationconditionprocessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificar, purificarTo purify or refine (a substance) by distillation."The chemist needed to rectify the impure alcohol to produce a purer form for the experiment. "El químico necesitaba rectificar el alcohol impuro para producir una forma más pura para el experimento.substancechemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificar, corregirTo correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.)."The student needed to rectify her mistake on the math test by showing her work. "El estudiante necesitaba rectificar su error en el examen de matemáticas mostrando su trabajo.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCorregirTo correct (someone who is mistaken)."The teacher gently rectified the student when he incorrectly stated the capital of France. "El profesor corrigió suavemente al estudiante cuando declaró incorrectamente la capital de Francia.actioncommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificar, ajustar(geodesy) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem."The surveyor had to rectify the sundial's position before measuring the angle of the midday sun. "El topógrafo tuvo que rectificar la posición del reloj de sol antes de medir el ángulo del sol del mediodía.geographyastronomytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificarTo convert (alternating current) into direct current."The power adapter in my laptop rectifies the alternating current from the wall outlet into direct current that the laptop can use. "El adaptador de corriente de mi portátil rectifica la corriente alterna del enchufe de la pared en corriente continua que el portátil puede utilizar.technologyelectronicsphysicselectricmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeterminar la longitud de una curva entre dos límitesTo determine the length of a curve included between two limits."The surveyor needed to rectify the curve of the garden path to determine its precise length. "El topógrafo necesitaba determinar la longitud de la curva del camino del jardín para determinar su longitud precisa.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRectificarTo produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings."The distiller attempted to rectify the poorly fermented wine by redistilling it with juniper berries, hoping to make a passable gin. "El destilador intentó rectificar el vino mal fermentado redistilándolo con bayas de enebro, con la esperanza de hacer una ginebra aceptable.drinksubstancefoodchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
