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spruce up

/ spruce up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
"He spruced up for the party"
Type of:
groom neaten
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
make neat, smart, or trim
"Spruce up your house for Spring"
"titivate the child"
Type of:
beautify embellish prettify
Derived:
titivation tittivation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
11
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Related Words

groom neaten beautify embellish prettify