| VERB | change | straighten out, iron out, put right | settle or put right |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | straighten out, disentangle, unsnarl | extricate from entanglement | |
| change | straighten out, reform, see the light | change for the better | |
| contact | straighten out, straighten | make straight | |
| cognition | straighten out, clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | make free from confusion / confusion or ambiguity | |
| change | straighten out, tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away | put (things or places) in order |
| Meaning | Settle or put right. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | iron out, put right | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Spanish | mantener a raya, poner a raya | |
| Meaning | extricate from entanglement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They straighten out their hair | |
| Synonyms | disentangle, unsnarl | |
| Narrower | ravel, unravel, ravel out | disentangle |
| tease, tease apart, loosen | disentangle and raise the fibers of | |
| Broader | order | Bring order to or into |
| See also | straighten | make straight or straighter |
| Opposite | entangle, tangle, mat, snarl | Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
| Spanish | desembrollar, desenmadejar, desenmarañar, desenredar, enderezar | |
| Catalan | desembrollar, desembullar, desenredar-se, desenredar | |
| Meaning | change for the better. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | reform, see the light | |
| Broader | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
| Similar to | reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify | Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one |
| Spanish | corregirse, enmendarse, reformarse, reformar, ver la luz | |
| Catalan | esmenar-se, reformar-se | |
| Meaning | make straight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | straighten | |
| Narrower | channelize, channelise | Cause to form a channel |
| comb | straighten with a comb | |
| extend | open or straighten out | |
| unbend | Free from flexure | |
| untwine | undo what has been twined together | |
| untwist | Cause to become untwisted | |
| unweave | undo strands that have been woven together | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | enderezar, erguir, levantar | |
| Catalan | adreçar, aixecar, alçar, dreçar, redreçar | |
| Meaning | make free from confusion / confusion or ambiguity; make clear. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
| See also | straighten | make straight or straighter |
| Spanish | aclarar, clarificar, cristalizar, dilucidar, esclarecer, explicar | |
| Catalan | dilucidar, esclarir | |
| Meaning | put (things or places) in order. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, square away | |
| Narrower | houseclean, clean house, clean | clean and tidy up the house |
| make, make up | put in order or neaten | |
| Broader | order | Bring order to or into |
| Spanish | arreglar, asear, limpiar | |
| Catalan | agençar, arranjar, arreglar, endreçar, netejar | |
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