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enstraighten

enstraighten verb: to straighten.

Verb

enstraighten (third-person singular simple present enstraightens, present participle enstraightening, simple past and past participle enstraightened)

  1. (rare) To straighten

Forms of enstraighten

third-person singular presentenstraightens
present participleenstraightening
past participleenstraightened
pastenstraightened

Origin of enstraighten

From straight + en- -en.

Questions about enstraighten

What does enstraighten mean?
Enstraighten means to straighten.
What part of speech is enstraighten?
Enstraighten is a verb.
What is the past tense of enstraighten?
The past tense of enstraighten is enstraightened.

Words near enstraighten in the dictionary

  1. enstools
  2. enstore
  3. enstored
  4. enstores
  5. enstoring
  6. enstraighten
  7. enstraightens
  8. enstraiten
  9. enstraitened
  10. enstraitening
  11. enstraitens

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