neaten

[ neet-n ]

/ ˈnit n /

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verb (used with object)

to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.

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nearsightedness, nearthrosis, neat, neat line, neat's-foot oil, neaten, neath, neath port talbot, neatherd, neatly, neatnik

Origin of neaten

First recorded in 1895–1900; neat¹ + -en¹

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Examples from the Web for neaten

WSJ's Makeup Push: Reporters at The Wall Street Journal have been told to neaten up, per an internal memo circulated at the paper.
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British Dictionary definitions for neaten

neaten

/ (ˈniːtən) /

verb

(tr) to make neat; tidy

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Word Origin and History for neaten

neaten

1898, from neat (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Neatened; neatening.