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[ verb ] extricate from entanglement
Synonyms Examples "Can you disentangle the cord?" Used in print (R. Leslie Gourse, With Gall and Honey....)But now he was happy she would let him straighten_out her life and take care of her . |
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[ verb ] change for the better
Synonyms Examples "The lazy student promised to reform" "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)And you wonder if that is why the little man lost his job and his car and stayed drunk about a year before he straightened_out and moved to St._Louis , where he got to be a big unhappy success . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make straight
Synonyms Related terms change comb extend channelize untwist untwine unweave unbend straightener |
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[ verb ] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Examples : "Could you clarify these remarks?" "Clear up the question of who is at fault" Related terms |
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[ verb ] put (things or places) in order
Synonyms Examples "Tidy up your room!" Related terms |
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