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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rectified
adj
  1. having been put right
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}
      (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.
      rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in
      comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]
      1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,
            or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,
            or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to
            rectify disorders.
  
                     I meant to rectify my conscience.      --Shak.
  
                     This was an error of opinion which a conflicting
                     opinion would have rectified.            --Burke.
  
      2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or
            sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are
            separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.
  
      3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by
            redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,
            etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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