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Verb
S:
(v)
iron out
,
straighten out
,
put right
(settle or put right)
"we need to iron out our disagreements"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
sentence frame
S:
(v)
disentangle
,
unsnarl
,
straighten out
(extricate from entanglement)
"Can you disentangle the cord?"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
antonym
W:
(v)
entangle
[Opposed to:
disentangle
] (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)
"The child entangled the cord"
W:
(v)
snarl
[Opposed to:
unsnarl
] (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)
"The child entangled the cord"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
reform
,
straighten out
,
see the light
(change for the better)
"The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
verb group
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
straighten
,
straighten out
(make straight)
S:
(v)
clear
,
clear up
,
shed light on
,
crystallize
,
crystallise
,
crystalize
,
crystalise
,
straighten out
,
sort out
,
enlighten
,
illuminate
,
elucidate
(make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear)
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
S:
(v)
tidy
,
tidy up
,
clean up
,
neaten
,
straighten
,
straighten out
,
square away
(put (things or places) in order)
"Tidy up your room!"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
order
(bring order to or into)
"Order these files"
S:
(v)
tidy
,
tidy up
,
clean up
,
neaten
,
straighten
,
straighten out
,
square away
(put (things or places) in order)
"Tidy up your room!"
S:
(v)
systematize
,
systematise
,
systemize
,
systemise
(arrange according to a system or reduce to a system)
"systematize our scientific knowledge"
S:
(v)
collate
(to assemble in proper sequence)
"collate the papers"
S:
(v)
disentangle
,
unsnarl
,
straighten out
(extricate from entanglement)
"Can you disentangle the cord?"
sentence frame