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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

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

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Origin:
1535–45; straight + -en¹

Related forms

straight·en·er, noun

o·ver·straight·en, verb

pre·straight·en, verb (used with object)

re·straight·en, verb

un·straight·ened, adjective

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well-straight·ened, adjective

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straighten out

—vb
1.	to make or become less complicated or confused: the situation will straighten out
2.	(US), (Canadian) to reform or become reformed

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straighten out

Clear up disorder, a confusion, or a misunderstanding, as in This is an awful mess; I hope you'll straighten it out, or I don't understand; please straighten me out. [Late 1800s]
Adopt an honest, upright course, as in He's only sixteen; I'm sure he'll straighten out before long. [First half of 1900s]

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