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verb
To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
care for one's external appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: groom
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
Narrower terms: cleanse, clean, shave, comb, comb out, disentangle, dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure, mousse, gel, pomade, clean up, make up, manicure, barber, pedicure, doll up, do up, pretty up, glam up, spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up, perfume, scent
verb
put (things or places) in order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tidy, tidy up, clean up, straighten, straighten out, square away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: order
Narrower terms: make, make up, houseclean, clean house, clean
History
From neat + -en.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
