English Explanatory Dictionary

rightle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪtl̩/

Word forms

rightle rightles rightling rightled

Etymology

By surface analysis, right + -le; or perhaps an alteration of Middle English rightlechen (“to correct, rectify”), from Old English rihtlǣċan (“to make right, rectify, correct, amend”).

Related words

rightlings

Derived words

rightle up rightling
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