rectify
Definitions
Verb
- Math: determine the length of
- Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- Set straight or right
- Make right or correct
- Convert into direct current
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rectify".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rectify | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | rectifying | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rectify".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | specify | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | testify | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | rectifier | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | fortify | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | ratify | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | decertify | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | gratify | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | recertify | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | rectifying | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | rectifies | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | rectified | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | electrify | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | recertifying | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | reti | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | reif | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | reunify | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | retinyl | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | rectory | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | petrify | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | mortify | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "rectify" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "rectify" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "rectify".
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Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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