Rightle
//ˈɹaɪtl̩// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To set in order, put right; to repair, adapt. dialectal, transitive
"Her husband's been helping her to get things rightled a bit."
Example
More examples"Her husband's been helping her to get things rightled a bit."
Etymology
By surface analysis, right + -le; or perhaps an alteration of Middle English rightlechen (“to correct, rectify”), from Old English rihtlǣċan (“to make right, rectify, correct, amend”).
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