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clear up vs straighten out

straighten out vs clear up

clear up and straighten out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clear up No No Yes No
straighten out No No Yes No
As verbs, clear up and straighten out are synonyms defined as:
  • clear up and straighten out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other synonyms of clear up include clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out.
As verbs, straighten out is a hyponym of clear up; that is, straighten out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clear up:
  • clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • straighten out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other hyponyms of clear up include demystify, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.
clear up (verb) straighten out (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound put (things or places) in order
finish a task completely settle or put right
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear change for the better
make clear and (more) comprehensible make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
become clear make straight
extricate from entanglement
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