neaten

Verb

Verb Forms: neatened, neatening, neatens

• To make something tidy or orderly.
• put (things or places) in order
• care for one's external appearance
• To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
• To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.

Examples

• Don't mind me if I neaten while you talk.
• He tried to neaten his rack, hoping a better word would emerge from the chaos.
• She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair.

Synonyms

clean up, groom, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up