Explore Rectify through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like change or correct. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Rectify meaning
- To heal (an organ or part of the body).
- To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
Synonyms of Rectify
Using Rectify
- The main meaning on this page is: To heal (an organ or part of the body). | To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. | To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- Useful related words include: change, correct, right, reclaim.
- In the example corpus, rectify often appears in combinations such as: to rectify, rectify the, and rectify.
Context around Rectify
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rectify
- In this selection, "rectify" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, faults, uninstrumented and unforeseen stand out and add context to how "rectify" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7 to rectify faults and and action to rectify the situation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rectify" sits close to words such as accords, addictions and alfonso, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rectify
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Data recommendations: Discover and rectify uninstrumented services, missing alerts, and vulnerabilities. (11 words)
Investigative works to detect and rectify fault at the junction of Lincoln Street. (13 words)
In addition, necessary repairs were required to rectify unforeseen damage to underground vault structures. (14 words)
At last, the State Archaeology Department has woken up to this fact and has decided to replace the old projectors with new ones as well as rectify the sound system and take measures to ensure proper synchronisation. (37 words)
Addressing the broader issue of institutional racism in American life, Regina Malveaux, Chief Impact Officer of United Way of King County, emphasized the responsibility of public institutions to rectify the injustices caused by racist policies. (35 words)
He said testing and commissioning is considered a "high-risk" part of the project, and that they're anticipating "faults and issues" that will take an "unpredictable" amount of time to rectify. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Addressing the broader issue of institutional racism in American life, Regina Malveaux, Chief Impact Officer of United Way of King County, emphasized the responsibility of public institutions to rectify the injustices caused by racist policies.
And so we've actually reached out to Amazon to try to rectify some of these issues.
And then they feel as if they have the right to use violence to rectify that situation.
And this play, co-produced by Freed’s daughter-in-law, Colleen Freed, is an earnest attempt to rectify that oversight.
Another journalist commented: “I believe His Excellency, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, will rectify this issue and steer the state radio back on the right track.
At last, the State Archaeology Department has woken up to this fact and has decided to replace the old projectors with new ones as well as rectify the sound system and take measures to ensure proper synchronisation.
Bredell thanked Eskom for working 24/7 to rectify faults and repair damaged infrastructure caused by the severe weather.
Camila’s aggressive behaviour towards Isabella was understandably damaging their relationship, so we saw two child psychologists over a period of about eight months to try and rectify this.
Critics point out the lack of responsibility and accountability, calling for immediate action to rectify the situation.
Data recommendations: Discover and rectify uninstrumented services, missing alerts, and vulnerabilities.
He explained that though his efforts suffered a major setback this past year when power supply was destroyed by tropical storms, his administration is working to rectify the situation.
He said testing and commissioning is considered a "high-risk" part of the project, and that they're anticipating "faults and issues" that will take an "unpredictable" amount of time to rectify.
However, the workings of this technique were later changed entirely in a bid to rectify a glaring mistake on the author’s part, becoming another one of the series’ many incongruities.
In addition, necessary repairs were required to rectify unforeseen damage to underground vault structures.
In order to rectify this imbalance, we continue to work with the government to reduce inequitable taxes between the legal and the illicit cannabis industry.
Investigative works to detect and rectify fault at the junction of Lincoln Street.
I realized that their stand is anti-national and wanted them to rectify it.
It's possible Nintendo could rectify that with a Nintendo Direct presentation over the next two months.
Leicester City defender Callum Doyle has confirmed that he has undergone surgery to rectify a knee injury.
Nagy also mentioned that those inside the Chiefs building got back to work quickly on trying to rectify their worst performance of the season.
Common combinations with rectify
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to rectify 145×
- rectify the 85×
- and rectify 24×
- rectify this 17×
- rectify that 12×
- rectify it 12×
- rectify their 7×
- rectify them 6×
- will rectify 5×
- would rectify 5×