neaten
[ neet-n ]
/ ˈnit n /
verb (used with object)
to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.
Nearby words
- nearsightedness,
- nearthrosis,
- neat,
- neat line,
- neat's-foot oil,
- neath,
- neath port talbot,
- neatherd,
- neatly,
- neatnik
Origin of neaten
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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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neaten
/ (ˈniːtən) /
verb
(tr) to make neat; tidy
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neaten
1898, from neat (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Neatened; neatening.
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