Examples of “rectify” in a Sentence

verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.

• The school will rectify the mistake on your report card this week.
• The company promised to rectify the billing error immediately.
• He tried to rectify his reputation after the scandal.

verb In electronics, to convert alternating current into direct current.

• The engineer explained how this circuit rectifies alternating current into steady direct current.
• Most phone chargers contain a part that rectifies the current from the wall.
• A diode is used to rectify the AC signal in the circuit.