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straiten


strait·en

verb \ˈstrā-tən\
strait·enedstrait·en·ing\ˈstrāt-niŋ, ˈstrā-tən-iŋ\

Definition of STRAITEN

transitive verb
1
a : to make strait or narrow b : to hem in : confine
2
archaic : to restrict in freedom or scope : hamper
3
: to subject to distress, privation, or deficiency <in straitened circumstances>
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First Known Use of STRAITEN

circa 1552

Rhymes with STRAITEN

Dayton, Drayton, greaten, laten, Layton, Payton, Satan, straighten

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