Word Study
neaten
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb neaten has 2 senses
- neaten(v = verb.change) clean up, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" is one way to order
- neaten(v = verb.body) groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" is one way to beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
THESAURUS
neaten
clean up, clear the decks, clear up, fix up, groom, police, police up, put in order, put in trim, spruce, spruce up, straighten out, straighten up, tidy, tidy up, trig, trig up, trim, trim up
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