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right(6) (iou)



right verb.
[Old English rihtan, formed as RIGHT adjective.]
verb trans. Make straight (a path, way, etc.); straighten. OE-LME.
verb trans. Guide, direct; govern, rule, judge. OE-E16.
verb trans. Set upright or (formerly) up; raise, rear, erect. Also foll. by up. Long obsolete exc. dial. OE.
verb trans. Do justice to; make reparation to (a person) or for (an injury); avenge; vindicate, justify, rehabilitate, (esp. oneself). OE.
verb trans. Correct or amend (a person, one's life, etc.). OE-L16.
verb trans. Bring into accordance with truth; correct or render exact (accounts etc.); give correct information to (a person). Also foll. by up. OE.
verb trans. Set in order, adjust, set or put right; rectify; (now dial. & US) clear or clean up. OE.
P. Auster To sacrifice his own life..to right the wrong.
verb trans. Restore, refl. return, to a straight or vertical, or the proper position; refl. recover one's balance or equilibrium, correct a false step, (lit. & fig.). M17.
right the helm Nautical put the helm straight in line with the keel.
G. Greene The table rocked and righted itself. M. Bragg When his balance left him and he staggered..he would right himself. N. Shave Righting a canoe after capsize without getting out.
verb intrans. Recover or reassume a straight or vertical position. M18.
verb refl. Restore, return, to a proper or normal condition. M19.
rightable adjective L19.