rectify-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: set straight or right, away from wrong or evil

Examples:
You must rectify the situation, right now!
The Center's staff has rectified the problem.
When a conveyance is rectified the order of the Court is sufficient.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: rectify.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5

Sense Number 2: CHEMISTRY: reduce to a fine, unmixed state

Examples:
The former portion is placed in contact with pulverised chloride of
calcium and rectified.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: MATH: determine the length of

Examples:
The mathmetician rectified the curve.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: ELECTRICAL: convert to direct current

Examples:
We need to rectify the alternating current.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6