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How to use rectify in a sentence

14 example sentences · verb

Rectify means to heal (an organ or part of the body). Example: “The Trump administration has focused on rectifying the US trade deficit with China.”

Examples of rectify by meaning

verbTo remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

  • to rectify the crisis

More sentences with rectify

  • The Trump administration has focused on rectifying the US trade deficit with China.2019 April 30, Stephen Roach, “Donald Trump’s case against China is deeply flawed and ignores weaknesses in the American economy”, in…. From the entry Xiayi
  • To get problems rectified, Lim who admits to being a “kaypoh” (busybody), would hassle the relevant authorities.2007 March 26, Yeng Ai Chun, “A task for a ‘busybody’”, in The Star, Malaysia, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2019. From the entry kaypoh
  • I therefore have a modest proposal aimed at rectifying this situation: let's declare war!2006, Rory O'Connor, “A modest proposal”, in The Guardian. From the entry modest proposal
  • They are six-pole series wound machines specially developed for operation on a rectified 50-cycle single-phase supply.1960 February, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123. From the entry rectified
  • There may be a tiny flaw in your calculations that can be rectified.1937, Astounding Stories: Lost in the Dimensions, page 58. From the entry ultradimensional
  • How might the breakdowns be rectified at the time?2007, Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Handbook of Sport Psychology, page 279. From the entry premortem
  • An 85-year injustice has been rectified at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey with the corrected spelling of one of the greatest of all literary names.2024 September 26, Mark Brown, “Brontë sisters finally get their dots as names corrected at Westminster Abbey”, in Katharine Viner…. From the entry diaeresis
  • If the picks appear to be different, then a mispick must have been made somewhere along the loop and should be rectified before you continue.1994, Tien-when Lo, Philip L. Inderwiesen, Fundamentals of Seismic Tomography, page 108. From the entry mispick
  • After a while the workmen engaged on the mill came to a difficulty, and the mill stopped, nor could they rectify the fault.1908, Sabine Baring-Gould, Devonshire Characters and Strange Events, The Rev. W. Davy. From the entry suently
  • If a society comes to be dominated by anti-discriminators, there may be a temptation to rectify past wrongs even if other interests (i.e., white able-bodied males) are sidelined.2002, William A. Bogart, Consequences: The Impact of Law and Its Complexity, page 285. From the entry anti-discriminator
  • This equipment, which includes transformers, germanium rectifiers and smoothing apparatus, has been designed to allow the existing electric multiple-unit traction motors to operate on rectified alternating current.1959 March, “Talking of Trains: New B.R. locomotive orders”, in Trains Illustrated, page 118. From the entry germanium
  • Therefore, to rectify this long standing error, we are compelled to expunge Fairmaire's name as the author of the name and substitute Felsche as the true protologist.1955, Transactions of the American Entomological Society. From the entry protologist
  • If a dye job results in a shade slightly too bright than what you anticipated, simply rectify the situation by massaging a few drops of olive oil into your hair.2009, Tara King, Look Your Best, Blackwater Press, page 9. From the entry dye job

Meaning of rectify

  1. verb To heal (an organ or part of the body).
  2. verb To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
  3. verb To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

Full definition of rectify

Questions about rectify in a sentence

How do you use rectify in a sentence?
Rectify is used as a verb. For example: “The Trump administration has focused on rectifying the US trade deficit with China.”
What is a short sentence with rectify?
“to rectify the crisis”
What does rectify mean?
Rectify means to heal (an organ or part of the body).

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