{"word":"rectify","date":"2026-05-13","partOfSpeech":"verb","pronunciation":"REK-tuh-fye","definition":"to correct something that is wrong","example":"We were given the wrong room key, but the hotel management quickly rectified the situation.","etymology":"The word rectify comes from Latin \"rectificare\", a combination of \"rectus\", meaning straight or right, and \"facere\", meaning to make, with the first English use recorded in the 15th century. It entered English from Old French \"rectifier\", with an initial meaning of to make straight or right.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/rectify-2026-05-13","fetchedAt":"2026-05-13T09:53:09.190Z","cached":true}