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Straighten
Pronunciation : Straight"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Straighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Straighting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Straight"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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