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sprucifying

sprucifying is the present participle and gerund of sprucify.

Meaning of sprucify

Verb

sprucify (third-person singular simple present sprucifies, present participle sprucifying, simple past and past participle sprucified)

  1. (transitive) To smarten; spruce up.

Questions about sprucifying

What is sprucifying the present participle and gerund of?
Sprucifying is the present participle and gerund of sprucify.

Words near sprucifying in the dictionary

  1. spruciest
  2. sprucification
  3. sprucified
  4. sprucifies
  5. sprucify
  6. sprucifying
  7. sprucing
  8. sprucing up
  9. sprucy
  10. sprue
  11. sprue asparagus

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