Strāight'en1, v. t.
(strāt'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. STRAIGHTENED; p. pr. & vb. n. STRAIGHTENING.]
- To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
- To reduce to difficulties or distress.
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Straighten
Strāight'en2, v. t.
(strāt'n), v. t. To make narrow, tense, or close; to tighten; to straiten. See STRAITEN.