Meaning of rectify
Definition of rectify
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"