ˈnēt ə n transitive verb
( neatened ; neatened ; neatening -t( ə )niŋ ; neatens )
Etymology: neat (II) + -en
1. : to set in order : make neat
neatening the books in a low bookcase — E.B.White
2. : to finish (as a piece of sewing) carefully
oversewing edges to neaten them