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unstraighten

verb

Etymology

From un- + straighten.

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

Definitions

  1. To rearrange or reposition something so that it is no longer straight.

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