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Rectify vs Chastise - What's the difference?

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Rectify is a related term of chastise.


As verbs the difference between rectify and chastise

is that rectify is to correct or amend something while chastise is to punish or scold someone.

rectify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To correct or amend something.
  • (chemistry) To purify or refine, especially by distillation.
  • (electronics) To convert alternating current into direct current.
  • (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
  • (transitive) To adjust (a globe) in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
  • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * rectifiable * rectifiably * rectification * rectifier * rectified spirit

    Anagrams

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    chastise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

    Verb

  • To punish or scold someone.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * punish * castigate