2 to change an electrical current from AC to DC --
4 to deal with a problem or mistake so that it no longer exists: --
be rectified Marketing strategies appear to have been weak and this must be rectified to facilitate growth.
rectify a problem/situation/mistake The CEO and upper management pledged to take the necessary steps to rectify the situation.
How do we rectify the alarming fall in stock market performance?
5 to spend more money or to make additional payments in order to deal with a difficult financial situation: --
The delay in rectifying this problem does not make for edifying reading.
They are, however, described as inwardly rectifying because net flux through the channels is inward over a depolarization-hyperpolarization cycle under symmetrical ionic conditions.
Due to technical difficulties that have since been rectified, the photomicrographs in this ar ticle did not reproduce at the best resolution possible.
The focus on quantity rather than quality that was alleged against the 1990s is rectified by the fixed tariff and increased performance information being published.
When injustice occurs, rectifying it is a virtue, as are the social virtues of loyalty, kinship piety, and group solidarity with people who have suffered.
The digital signal was rectified and integrated using a 20-ms time constant.
If this imbalance cannot easily be rectified, sensitivity and diplomacy can make it less problematic.
To simplify the power driver circuit the signal is then full wave rectified before being delivered to the particle brakes.
