Polyglot Dictionary

rectificar

/rektifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
rectifico
preterite (yo)
rectifiqué
past participle
rectificado

Meaning

  1. to correct

    • Rectificó su error.

      He corrected his mistake.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

corregir

rectificar implies correcting or amending an error you made, often admitting a mistake; corregir is more general, to correct anything, like a paper or someone's behavior.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

corrigir

corrigir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to correct."

Practice

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