neaten

English

Etymology

neat +‎ -en

Verb

neaten (third-person singular simple present neatens, present participle neatening, simple past and past participle neatened)

(transitive) To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair.
(intransitive) To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
Don't mind me if I neaten while you talk.

Translations

to make tidy

Bulgarian: спретвам (spretvam), подреждам (bg) (podreždam)
Czech: upravit (cs) pf, uhladit pf, zúhlednit pf
Maori: rau(w)iri (of a garden or piece of land), whakaraupapa (of order or sequence), whakapaipai

References

The Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

Etnean, nantee

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