spruce up

English

Etymology

From spruce + up. More at spruce.

Pronunciation

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Verb

spruce up (third-person singular simple present spruces up, present participle sprucing up, simple past and past participle spruced up)

(idiomatic) To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
(idiomatic) 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.

Synonyms

spiff up
tart up

Translations

to dress smartly, elegantly

French: bichonner (fr)
Italian: agghindare (it), agghindarsi (it), vestirsi bene, vestirsi elegantemente, mettersi in ghingheri, abbellire (it), azzimare (it), adornare (it)
Japanese: しゃれる (shareru)

Korean: 멋부리다 (meotburida)
Russian: прихора́шиваться (ru) n or impf (prixorášivatʹsja)

Anagrams

super cup, supercup