righten

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verb

To make right; correct.

OriginMiddle English rightenen →
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Meanings

verbrighten (third-person singular simple present rightens, present participle rightening, simple past and past participle rightened)

present singular third person rightens · participle present rightening · participle past rightened · past rightened

  1. transitiveTo make right; correct.
  2. transitiveTo set right or upright; right.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrightenen
  2. Englishrighten

From Middle English rightenen, equivalent to right + -en.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EnrightnighterGintherengirththinger
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APA

righten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/righten

MLA

“righten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/righten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “righten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/righten.

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