change by reversal vs rectify

rectify vs change by reversal

change by reversal and rectify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change by reversal	No	No	Yes	No
rectify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rectify is a hyponym of change by reversal; that is, rectify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change by reversal:

change by reversal: change to the contrary
rectify: make right or correct

Other hyponyms of change by reversal include alternate, flip-flop, flip, interchange, switch, tack, turn the tables, turn the tide, commutate, exchange, switch, switch over, correct, right, falsify, commute, permute, transpose, metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify, regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back, desynchronise, desynchronize, deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow, undo.

change by reversal (verb)	rectify (verb)
change to the contrary	set straight or right
	make right or correct
	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
	convert into direct current
	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
	determine the length of

Difference between change by reversal and rectify

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