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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /stɹeɪtn/,
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-straighten.ogg
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪtən|-eɪtən

Etymology

From straight + -en

Verb

To cause to become straight.
To become straight.
To put in order#Adjective|order; to sort#Verb|sort; to tidy up.
To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
In the Context of To bribe#Verb|bribe or corrupt#Verb|corrupt.
To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

Translations

make straight

Dutch: rechtmaken, rechttrekken, rechten
Finnish: oikaista, suoristaa

become straight

Dutch: zich rechten, recht worden
Finnish: oieta, suoristua

stand up

Dutch: overeind springen; opspringen

Derived terms

straightener

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Straighten \Straight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straighted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Straighting.]
1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight
form.
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2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to
straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
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To straighten one's face, to cease laughing or smiling,
etc., and compose one's features.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Straighten \Straight"en\, v. t.
A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
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WordNet straighten
v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: unbend] [ant: bend]
2: make straight [syn: straighten out]
3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students
straightened when the teacher entered"
4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten out,
square away]
5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: {roll
out}]
6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post";
"straighten hair"