spruce up
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spruce up
verb spruces up · sprucing up · spruced up
- To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
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To refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.
Fresh paint and some new curtains would do a lot to spruce up this dark room.
Similar: spiff up, sprucen up, tart up, titivate
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verb to dress smartly, elegantly
| 한국어 | 멋부리다 meotburida |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | しゃれる shareru |
| Français | bichonner |
| Italiano | agghindare, agghindarsi, mettersi in ghingheri, abbellire, azzimare, adornare |
| Русский | прихора́шиваться prixorášivatʹsja |
Talk about this word "spruce up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spruce%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spruce up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spruce%20up "spruce up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spruce%20up.Cite this
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