Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To set right; right.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To do justice to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
right ;correct . - verb transitive To
set right orupright ;right .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Party in power denouncing the Party out of power for obstructing their plan to fix the wrongs that need to be righten.
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We will soon enlighten, this ship†™ s course will righten
Think Progress » Brzezinski: Air Strike on Iran Could ‘Merit the Impeachment of the President’ 2006
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We are commanded when we have a grievance against our brother to go to him and try to righten matters and make a public exposition of his error a last resort.
The History of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America: Comprising Its Organization, Subsequent Development and Present Status Charles Henry 1925
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Stamp, we are in the utmost Confusion here and shall be more so after the first of November & nothing but the repeal of the act will righten, the Consequence of its taking place here will be bad, & attended with many troubles, & I believe may say more fatal to you than us.
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
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It's a not uncommon way of attempting to righten wrongs.
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Stamp, we are in the utmost Confusion here and shall be more so after the first of November & nothing but the repeal of the act will righten, the Consequence of its taking place here will be bad, & attended with many troubles, & I believe may say more fatal to you than us.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Elbert Hubbard 1885
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This is why it is so important that we stop all attempts to righten regulations of private gun owners in the U. S. The Founding Fathers knew exactly what they were doing with the 2nd Amendment.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Come 2012, when this country gets 'righten' you will see jobs and the economy and a great America be reborn.
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In the P.M. we were obliged to righten the ship before night, by reason of her making water in her upper works faster than we could free; it made it necessary to have her weather works inside and out caulked, which before was thought unnecessary.
Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world 1767
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In the P.M. we were obliged to righten the ship before night, by reason of her making water in her upper works faster than we could free; it made it necessary to have her weather works inside and out caulked, which before was thought unnecessary.
Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World James Cook 1753
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