rectify

/ˈrek-tə-ˌfī/

Middle English rectifien, from Anglo-French rectifier, from Medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus right

verb

  1. to set right : remedy

  2. to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation

  3. to correct by removing errors : adjust

correct rectify emend remedy redress amend reform revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.