rectify vs debug

rectify and debug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rectify	No	No	Yes	No
debug	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of rectify include amend, rectify, remediate, remedy, repair.

rectify (verb)	debug (verb)
set straight or right	locate and correct errors in a computer program code
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