English Explanatory Dictionary

straighten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to become straight.
  2. To become straight.
  3. To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
  4. To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
  5. To bribe or corrupt.
  6. To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
  7. To make heterosexual.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ en-us-straighten.ogg

Word forms

straighten straightens straightening straightened

Etymology

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

Related words

straiten

Derived words

enstraighten prestraighten restraighten straightenable straightener straighten one's face straighten out straighten up unstraighten
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