straighten.
To cause to become straight.
Meaning & usage
To cause to become straight.
To become straight.
To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
to straighten one's affairs
straighten one's account
To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
To bribe or corrupt.
To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
To make heterosexual.
Where this word comes from
From straight + -en. Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”).
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