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straighten

verb
/ˈstɹeɪtn̩/

Etymology

From straight + -en. Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”).

  1. derived from *strakkjan✻ — “to stretch”
  2. derived from streċċan
  3. inherited from streight
  4. suffixed as straighten — “straight + en”

Definitions

  1. To cause to become straight.

  2. To become straight.

  3. To put in order

    To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.

    • to straighten one's affairs
    • straighten one's account
    • Tuilagi and Ashton started in lively fashion, centre Tuilagi doing what he does best, straightening and bursting into the line, and Ashton always looking to leave his wing and get involved in the action.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).

    2. To bribe or corrupt.

    3. To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

    4. To make heterosexual.

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Derived

enstraighten, prestraighten, restraighten, straightenable, straightener, straighten one's face, straighten out, straighten up, unstraighten

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA