straighten

To cause to become straight.

[S]o / Do these upbear the little world below / Of Education,—Patience, Love, and Hope. / Methinks, I see them group'd in seemly show, / The straiten'd arms upraised, the palms aslope, / And robes that touching as adown they flow, / Distinctly blend, like snow emboss'd in snow.

To become straight.

To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.

to straighten one's affairs, or an account

Tuilagi and Ashton started in lively fashion, centre Tuilagi doing what he does best, straightening and bursting into the line, and Ashton always looking to leave his wing and get involved in the action.

To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).

To bribe or corrupt.