"sprucen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sprucens [present, singular, third-person], sprucening [participle, present], sprucened [participle, past], sprucened [past]
Etymology: From spruce + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spruce|-en|id2=inchoative}} spruce + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} sprucen (third-person singular simple present sprucens, present participle sprucening, simple past and past participle sprucened)
  1. (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up. Tags: usually, with-up
    Sense id: en-sprucen-en-verb-SkSCmCdC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (transitive, intransitive, usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance). Tags: intransitive, transitive, usually, with-up
    Sense id: en-sprucen-en-verb-bZxS7gS8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sprucen up

Inflected forms

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        "(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up."
      ],
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      ]
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        "To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance)."
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        "(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up."
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