The difference between Fix and Rectify

When used as verbs, fix means to pierce, whereas rectify means to heal (an organ or part of the body).

Fix is also noun with the meaning: a repair or corrective action.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fix and Rectify

  1. Fix as a noun:

    A repair or corrective action.

    Examples:

    "That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's."

  2. Fix as a noun:

    A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.

    Examples:

    "It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!"

  3. Fix as a noun (informal):

    A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.

  4. Fix as a noun:

    A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

  5. Fix as a noun:

    A determination of location.

    Examples:

    "We have a fix on your position."

  6. Fix as a noun (US):

    fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

  1. Fix as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

    Examples:

    "He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

  2. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.

    Examples:

    "A dab of chewing gum will [[fix]] your note to the bulletin board."

    "A leech can [[fix]] itself to your skin without you feeling it."

    "The Constitution [[fix]]es the date when Congress must meet."

    "She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor."

  3. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To mend, to repair.

    Examples:

    "That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it."

  4. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To prepare (food).

    Examples:

    "She fixed dinner for the kids."

  5. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion

    Examples:

    "A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent."

  6. Fix as a verb (transitive, US, informal):

    To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

    Examples:

    "Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him."

  7. Fix as a verb (transitive, mathematics, sematics):

    To map a (point or subset) to itself.

  8. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.

    Examples:

    "He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work."

  9. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.

  10. Fix as a verb (transitive, chemistry, biology):

    To convert into a stable or available form.

    Examples:

    "Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen."

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  11. Fix as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

  12. Fix as a verb (intransitive):

    To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

    Examples:

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  1. Rectify as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To heal (an organ or part of the body).

  2. Rectify as a verb (transitive):

    To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.

  3. Rectify as a verb (transitive):

    To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

  4. Rectify as a verb (transitive, chemistry):

    To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.

  5. Rectify as a verb (transitive):

    To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).

  6. Rectify as a verb (transitive, now, rare):

    To correct (someone who is mistaken).

  7. Rectify as a verb (transitive, geodesy, now, historical):

    To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.

  8. Rectify as a verb (transitive, electronics):

    To convert (alternating current) into direct current.

  9. Rectify as a verb (transitive, math):

    To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.

  10. Rectify as a verb (transitive):

    To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.

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