spruce up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce}, {titivate},
{tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special
occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce}, {slick
up}, {smarten up}]