spruce up

verbmake neat, well-groomed

Synonyms for spruce up

verb make neat, well-groomed

Antonyms for spruce up

uglify
dirty
mess up

Word Origin & History

"evergreen tree," 1660s, from spruse (adj.) "made of spruce wood" (early 15c.), literally "from Prussia," from Spruce, Sprws (late 14c.), unexplained alterations of Pruce "Prussia," from an Old French form of Prussia. Spruce seems to have been a generic term for commodities brought to England by Hanseatic merchants (beer, board, leather, see spruce (v.)), and the tree was believed to have come from Prussia.

Example Sentences for spruce up

That's why you are become so well-dressed, Horatio; I wondered how you came to spruce up so!

I'll shave up an' spruce up jest as soon as I've made my pile.

Spruce up an' tell 'em like-ez-how this air goin' to be a double trick!

My ole mistus took me to Sunday school with her and I spruce up in dat hat.

Bonhag really wanted Cowperwood to spruce up and show what he could do, socially or otherwise.

Rooms were obtained at the best hotel in the place, and both Frank and Bart proceeded without delay to spruce up.

In a pathetic attempt to spruce up, he knotted the red bandanna around his neck and pinched Salzar's slouch hat into a peak.

The girl had helped "spruce up" Aunt 'Mira long since, so that they could go to church together on Sundays.

As soon as they arrived on board, they were turned over to the steward, who provided them with quarters in which to spruce up.

The lake appeared to be inclosed on three sides by amphitheatric mountains, black with spruce up to the gray walls of rock.

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Synonyms for spruce up

Antonyms for spruce up

adorning

adorns

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arranged

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