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straighten

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?e?tn?/
  • Hyphenation: straight?en
  • Rhymes: -e?t?n

Verb

straighten (third-person singular simple present straightens, present participle straightening, simple past and past participle straightened)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become straight.
  2. (intransitive) To become straight.
  3. (transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
    to straighten one's affairs, or an account
  4. (transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
  5. (transitive, slang) To bribe or corrupt.
  6. (intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • straiten

Anagrams

  • astringeth, shattering

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straightened

English

Pronunciation

Verb

straightened

  1. simple past tense and past participle of straighten

See also

  • straitened

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