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rettificare

to rectify

verb ret-tee-fee-KAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin rectificare — 'to make straight'.

Also means

to correct

Usage Note

Rettificare is used in formal and technical registers to mean correcting an error or adjusting something to a standard — rettificare una dichiarazione (to correct a statement), rettificare una strada (to straighten a road). It takes avere as auxiliary. In everyday speech, correggere is more common for simple corrections.

Examples

"Il ministro ha rettificato le sue dichiarazioni."

Natural Translation

The minister corrected his statements.

Literal Translation

The minister has rectified his declarations.

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