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Verb: righten  'rI-tun
Usage: archaic
  1. To return to or place in an upright or vertical position
    "He rightened the fallen vase on the table"
     
  2. To make right or correct; to set right
    "The judge rightened the injustice with her fair ruling"

Derived forms: rightened, rightening, rightens