straighten out

straight·en

S0790100 (strāt′n)tr. & intr.v. straight·ened, straight·en·ing, straight·ens To make or become straight or straighter.Phrasal Verb: straighten out1. To resolve (a confusion or conflict).2. To make less confused or troubled: tried to straighten out the problem student.

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straight′en·er n.

straighten out

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	straighten out - settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"iron out, put rightameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	2.	straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"unsnarl, disentangleorder - bring order to or into; "Order these files"tease apart, loosen, tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"ravel, ravel out, unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
	3.	straighten out - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"see the light, reformameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"reform, regenerate, reclaim, rectify - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
	4.	straighten out - make straightstraightenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"untwist - cause to become untwistedunbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow"extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"channelise, channelize - cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream"untwine - undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings"unweave - undo strands that have been woven togethercomb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
	5.	straighten out - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, enlighten, clear up, clearclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
	6.	straighten out - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straightenmake up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"

straighten

verb1. To make even, smooth, or level:even, flat, flatten, level, plane, smooth.2. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.Also used with up:clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), tidy (up).phrasal verb
straighten outTo bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord:reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, smooth over.

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