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单词 straighten
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straighten

[ streyt-n ]
/ ˈstreɪt n /
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verb (used with or without object)

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

Origin of straighten

First recorded in 1535–45; straight + -en1

OTHER WORDS FROM straighten

Words nearby straighten

straight bat, straight bill of lading, straight-chain, straight chair, straightedge, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, straight face, straight fight, straight flush
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British Dictionary definitions for straighten

straighten
/ (ˈstreɪtən) /

verb (sometimes foll by up or out)

to make or become straight
(tr) to make neat or tidystraighten your desk

Derived forms of straighten

straightener, noun
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