v.
1.math: determine the length of
2.reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
3.bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
4.set straight or right
5.make right or correct
6.convert into direct current
Idiom of the Day
pip-squeak
a small and unimportant person
The boy called his friend a pip-squeak which made the friend very angry.