straighten out
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(verb) change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform" |
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Synonyms: reform |
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Related Words: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, regenerate |
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(verb) settle or put right; of difficulties or problems |
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Synonyms: iron out, put right |
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Related Words: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate |
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(verb) make straight |
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Synonyms: straighten |
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Related Words: alter, change, channelize, comb, extend, unbend, untwine, untwist, unweave |
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(verb) extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" |
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Synonyms: disentangle, unsnarl |
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Related Words: loosen, order, ravel, ravel out, tease, tease apart, unravel |
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(verb) put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" |
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Synonyms: clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, tidy, tidy up |
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Related Words: clean, clean house, houseclean, make, make up, order |
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(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
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Synonyms: clarify, clear, clear up, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out |
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Related Words: construe, interpret |
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