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What is the verb for neat?

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neaten
  1. To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Secure and neaten the end of a serged seam with one of the following techniques.”
      “You just empty trashcans, neaten up your work area and answer customer service calls.”
      “The cover is a useful thing to neaten up cable dressing, but the latches need some work.”
neatify
  1. (obsolete) To make neat or clean; to purify. [16th-17th c.]
neatifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neatify
neatens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neaten
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  3. Examples:
    1. “So a bit of prudent pruning not only neatens the garden, but helps shrubs come back stronger and shapelier.”
      “It neatens up the edges while the clipper takes any remaining hair down to the desired length to leave you fuzz free.”
      “A dado rail neatens the top and there's a special trim for the vertical edges.”
neatified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of neatify
neatened
neatifying
  1. present participle of neatify
neatening
  1. present participle of neaten
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I was neatening a table of books when they walked by, Laura was giving him a tour.”
      “She stood up, too hastily, all of a sudden interested in neatening the bed she had left unmade for days.”
      “There I was, neatening up my office one leisurely day in January.”
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