Straighten

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to become straight.
 * 2)  To become straight.
 * 3)  To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
 * 4)  To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
 * 5)  To bribe or corrupt.
 * 6)  To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

Derived terms

 * straightener
 * straighten out

Thesaurus
adjust, arrange, clean up, clear up, correct, disentangle, neaten, organize, put in order, rearrange, rectify, reform, rehabilitate, reorganize, resolve, settle, sort out, spruce up, straighten out, tidy up, uncurl, unkink, unravel, unsnarl, untangle

Etymology
From straight + -en

Translations

 * Dutch: rechtmaken, rechttrekken, rechten
 * Finnish: ,


 * Spanish: (hair)


 * Dutch: zich rechten, recht worden


 * Finnish: oieta, suoristua


 * Dutch: overeind springen; opspringen

Anagrams

 * shattering