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| VERB | 1 | straighten out, iron out, put right | Settle or put right |
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| 2 | straighten out, disentangle, unsnarl | Extricate from entanglement | |
| 3 | straighten out, reform, see the light | Change for the better | |
| 4 | straighten out, straighten | Make straight | |
| 5 | straighten out, clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | Make free from confusion or ambiguity | |
| 6 | straighten out, tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away | Put (things or places) in order |
| Meaning | Settle or put right. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | iron out, put right |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Meaning | Extricate from entanglement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They straighten out their hair |
| Synonyms | disentangle, unsnarl |
| Contrary | entangle, tangle, mat, snarl |
| Broader | order |
| See also | straighten |
| Narrower | tease, tease apart, loosen; ravel, unravel, ravel out |
| Meaning | Change for the better. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | reform, see the light |
| Similar to | reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify |
| Broader | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Meaning | Make straight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | straighten |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Narrower | untwist; unbend; extend; channelize, channelise; untwine; unweave; comb |
| Meaning | Make free from confusion or ambiguity. Make clear. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate |
| See also | straighten |
| Meaning | Put (things or places) in order. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away |
| Broader | order |
| Narrower | make, make up; houseclean, clean house, clean |
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