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STRAIGHTENS
Verb
straightens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of straighten
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Source: Wiktionary
STRAIGHTEN
Straight"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Straighting.]
1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. To straighten one's face, to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
Straight"en, v. t.
Definition: A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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