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rette.

to straighten, adjust (to make even)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/rɛtə/[ˈʁad̥ə][ˈʁɑd̥ə]
  1. to straighten, adjust (to make even)

  2. to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)

  3. to correct, rectify (to make right)

  4. to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

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