remediate vs rectify

remediate and rectify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, remediate and rectify are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of remediate include amend, remedy, repair.

As verbs, rectify is a hypernym of remediate; that is, rectify is a word with a broader meaning than remediate:

Other hypernyms of remediate include correct, right.

remediate (verb)	rectify (verb)
set straight or right	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