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Straighten is to make something orderly or unwavy.

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An example of straighten is to clean one's room.
An example of straighten is to flat press someone's hair to remove the curl.

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See straighten in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become straight

Related Forms:

straightener noun

See straighten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. straight·ened, straight·en·ing, straight·ens

To make or become straight or straighter.

Related Forms:

straightˈen·er noun

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