Rightle

//ˈɹaɪtl̩// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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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