| VERB | change | spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up | make neat, smart, or trim |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up | dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion |
| Meaning | make neat, smart, or trim. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Spruce up your house for Spring" | |
| Synonyms | spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up | |
| Broader | fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify | make more beautiful |
| Spanish | acicalar, adornar, arreglar, ataviarse, ataviar, atildar, componer, emperejilar, emperifollar, engalanar | |
| Catalan | abillar-se, arreglar-se, arreglar, empolainar-se | |
| Meaning | Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | spruce, slick up, smarten up | |
| Broader | groom, neaten | care for one's external appearance |
| Spanish | arreglarse, ataviarse | |
| Catalan | abillar-se, empolainar-se | |
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