Rectifying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}
     (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.
     rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in
     comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]
     1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,
        or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,


        or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to
        rectify disorders.
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              I meant to rectify my conscience.     --Shak.
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              This was an error of opinion which a conflicting
              opinion would have rectified.         --Burke.
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     2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or
        sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are
        separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.
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     3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by
        redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,
        etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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     {To rectify a globe}, to adjust it in order to prepare for
        the solution of a proposed problem.
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     Syn: To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress;
          adjust; regulate; improve. See {Amend}.
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