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Verb
S:
(v)
iron out
,
straighten out
,
put right
(settle or put right)
"we need to iron out our disagreements"
S:
(v)
disentangle
,
unsnarl
,
straighten out
(extricate from entanglement)
"Can you disentangle the cord?"
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antonym
derivationally related form
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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"
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"
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S:
(v)
clarify
,
clear up
,
elucidate
(make clear and (more) comprehensible)
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
S:
(v)
demystify
(make less mysterious or remove the mystery from)
"let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"
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)
elaborate
,
lucubrate
,
expatiate
,
exposit
,
enlarge
,
flesh out
,
expand
,
expound
,
dilate
(add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing)
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
S:
(v)
disambiguate
(state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from)
"Can you disambiguate this statement?"
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derivationally related form
sentence frame
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
tidy
,
tidy up
,
clean up
,
neaten
,
straighten
,
straighten out
,
square away
(put (things or places) in order)
"Tidy up your room!"