English verb: spruce up | |||
1. | spruce up (change) make neat, smart, or trim | ||
Samples | Spruce up your house for Spring. Titivate the child. | ||
Synonyms | slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, titivate, tittivate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify | ||
2. | spruce up (body) dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion | ||
Samples | He spruced up for the party. | ||
Synonyms | slick up, smarten up, spruce | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | groom, neaten | ||