atildar

to clean up

to put a tilde over

atildar

transitive verb

1. (to spruce up)

a. to clean up

Ahora que Rodrigo está soltero, le dio con bajar de peso y atildarse.

Now that Rodrigo is single, he decided to lose weight and clean himself up.

b. to neaten

Al profesor le gustó mi ensayo pero me pidió que atildara la introducción.

The profesor liked my essay but he asked me to neaten up the introduction.

c. to tidy up

Necesito limpiar y atildar el apartamento antes de que llegue mi madre.

I need to clean and tidy up the apartment before Mom arrives.

2. (to mark with a tilde to put a tilde over)

a. to put a tilde over

No olvide atildar la a.

Don’t forget to put an a tilde over the a.