neaten

English

Etymology

neat +‎ -en

Verb

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

To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair.

Translations

to make tidy

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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