rectifying

verb

convert into direct current

make right or correct

set straight or right

bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state

math: determine the length of

Roots

rectusrect- · Latin · right, straight facio-fy · Latin · make, do

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Where does rectifying come from?

The word rectifying breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: rect-, from Latin rectus (“right, straight”); and -fy, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.