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Etymology

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From spruce +‎ -en.

Verb

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sprucen (third-person singular simple present sprucens, present participle sprucening, simple past and past participle sprucened)

  1. (usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, usually with up) To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance).

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