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rettificare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
  • correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
  • rectify verb To correct a mistake or fix a problem.

Senses

rettificare is used for these senses in English:

  • amend (transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
  • correct (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
  • rectify (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
  • rectify (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current. [from 19th c.]

amend — full definition

  1. verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
  2. verb To improve or correct something more generally.

correct — full definition

  1. adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
  2. verb To fix an error or make something right.

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