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Words with rect-
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rect- root words — words with the rect- root

The root rect- comes from Latin rego, meaning rule, guide straight. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including correct, corrected, correcting, correction, correctly, corrects, direct, directed, directing, direction, directions, directly. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rect- root

Explore words with rect- — words containing the rect- root and sharing its sense of "rule, guide straight". Examples include correct, corrected, correcting, correction, correctly, corrects, direct, directed, directing, direction, directions, directly. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rect- mean?

The rect- root means rule, guide straight, from Latin rego. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.

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