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straighten

[ streyt-n ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up or out ).


straighten

/ ˈٰɪə /

verb

  1. to make or become straight
  2. tr to make neat or tidy

    straighten your desk

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰٱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰIJ· noun
  • v·ٰIJ verb
  • ·ٰIJ verb (used with object)
  • ·ٰIJ verb
  • ܲ·ٰIJԱ adjective
  • ɱ-ٰIJԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of straighten1

First recorded in 1535–45; straight + -en 1
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Certain dad deaths, though tough, leave ponderous messes to straighten.

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He may be the latest out of many to play the role, but the same devotion to straightening odd knots keeps him ever-relevant.

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"We want the candidates to be natural - whether with braids or straightened hair, it should be their own. Beauty must be raw," Victor Yapobi, president of the Miss Ivory Coast organising committee, told the BBC.

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"I want Georgescu to straighten everyone out. They tricked us. They promised us more pension money," a middle-aged woman speaks quietly at first, then becomes bolder.

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He visibly straightens and says to Drummond, “Devour feculence,” establishing that this is how he naturally speaks.

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