rectified

«rectified» in Mova's school dictionary: Put right; corrected: The mistake was rectified — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Put right; corrected: The mistake was rectified. tree →

2) (science) Changed from alternating current into direct current in electricity (advanced). tree →

sense 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 →
• Once the error was rectified, the answer was 64. tree →
• The leak in the roof has been rectified. tree →
• She rectified her mistake by saying sorry. tree →
• The shop rectified the wrong price at once. tree →
• The fault in the computer was quickly rectified. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rectified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.