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What does rectify mean?

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Verb
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To heal (an organ or part of the body). [14th-18th c.]
  2. (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
  3. (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). [from 15th c.]
  4. (chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]
  5. (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.). [from 16th c.]
  6. (transitive, now rare) To correct (someone who is mistaken). [from 16th c.]
  7. (transitive, geodesy, now historical) To adjust (a globe) in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. [from 16th c.]
  8. (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.]
  9. (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
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