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preen

/ preen /

verb

verb Sense 1

dress or groom with elaborate care

"She likes to dress when going to the opera"

Type of:

dress up fig out fig up

Derived:

apparel wearing apparel dress clothes primping

Verb group:

dress get dressed

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

Type of:

gloat triumph crow

Derived:

congratulation felicitation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 3

clean with one''s bill

"The birds preened"

Type of:

arrange set up clean

Derived:

feather plume plumage

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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