What is the meaning of spruce up?

Make neat, smart, or trim.
- usage: "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
- synonyms: spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up
Dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion.
- usage: "He spruced up for the party"
- synonyms: spruce, slick up, smarten up

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