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straighten
[streyt-n]
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up orout ).
straighten
/ ˈstreɪtən /
verb
to make or become straight
(tr) to make neat or tidy
straighten your desk
Other Word Forms
- straightener noun
- overstraighten verb
- prestraighten verb (used with object)
- restraighten verb
- unstraightened adjective
- well-straightened adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of straighten1
Example Sentences
He has said that cities with Democratic political leadership such as San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles “are very unsafe places and we are going to straighten them out.”
Or could the head of the country's supreme audit institution, another Socialist named Pierre Moscovici, help straighten the country's finances?
Now, it is helping the company straighten up its balance sheet—and getting its hands on a major business in return.
When his Part D drug plan declined to cover one of his medications, the office staff called the insurance company and got it straightened out, saving him time and frustration.
Her forfeit was to straighten her mop of curly hair for the team's evening meal.
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