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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spruce \Spruce\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Spruced} (spr[udd]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprucing} (spr[udd]"s[i^]ng).] To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce; -- often used with up; as, to spruce up the house for Company.
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