smartenv.

Brit.

/ˈsmɑːtn/, U.S.

/ˈsmɑrtən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: smart adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < smart adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare smart v.²

1. Chiefly with up. Now chiefly North American.

a. transitive. To make more lively, sharp, clever, or aware; to brighten or sharpen up.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > imbue with vigour or force [verb (transitive)] > make more lively

animate1585

livena1628

smarten1782

vivify1833

light1854

1782 M. Dorset Ess. Defensive War v. 160 However well it [sc. manual exercise] may serve to smarten, or fill up the time of a foot-soldier, is worse than absurd when extended further.

1786 G. J. Browne Trials for Murder of P. R. McDonnell & C. Hipson 95 It would smarten them up for business; the party would think it a rescue, and the small shot would not damage them.

1864 Realm 15 June 8 The dialogue has been smartened up.

1928 Gramophone Oct. 191/1 A re-recording would smarten up the orchestra, which now sounds a bit wheezy.

1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 23 ‘Maybe a sawbuck'll smarten you up’ I said.

1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie xi. 253 Those who stayed had been toughened and smartened into better Catholics than ever.

2006 J. G. Hayes Map of Harbor Islands xiv. 183 I'd gotten kinda on coke a few years back and started doing a little dealing..and Petey was the one who got me off it. He smartened me up.

b. intransitive. To become more lively, sharp, or clever; (also) = to wise up at wise v.² 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > act in spirited manner > become lively

quickena1400

animate1779

waken1825

sprightle1896

smarten1899

to be (get, etc.) hopping1960

percolate1962

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 372 The clerk smartened up noticeably at the entrance of the pretty girl.

1944 Billboard 15 Apr. 38/3 (heading) When a First-of-May workingman begins to smarten up he loses interest in his work.

1973 T. Crouse Boys on Bus ii. viii. 183 But he had smartened up and learned one crucial lesson.

2005 M. St. Amant Committed (new ed.) Epil. 279 They want to know if Celia finally smartened up and ran off with the cable guy.

2. Chiefly with up.

a. transitive. To make smart or spruce; to improve in appearance or style.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > improve in appearance

cheer1560

tickle1567

smudge1589

perk1590

smug1598

pamper1611

smart1780

smarten1788

primp1801

to fig up1872

dude1899

posh1919

1788 C. Dibdin Musical Tour v. 15 Ponies and country-lodgings are smartened up for customers.

1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. viii. 175 This had been a farm-house, but had been smartened and new cased by Mr. Roker.

1834 Cottager's Monthly Visitor Feb. 53 I..made him look very tidy, meaning, in a week or two, to smarten him up completely.

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 54 We must think of smartening the old rooms a little bit.

1940 Life 21 Oct. 80 (advt.) These shirts..smarten your lines at neck and shoulder.

1980 B. Arnold Song of Nightingale iii. 68 Much work had been done to smarten up the school, and heavy penalties threatened against boys who threw down sweet papers.

2002 C. Slaughter Before Knife (2003) xvi. 251 She smartened up her accent and sounded more la-di-da.

b. transitive (reflexive). To make oneself smart or smarter in appearance or style.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify the person [verb (reflexive)]

preenc1395

prunec1395

prank1546

to set oneself out to the life1604

adonize1611

briska1625

tight1775

to make up1778

tighten1786

smarten1796

pretty1868

tart1938

pansy1946

sharpen1952

primp1959

1796 R. M. Roche Children of Abbey I. iii. 62 After she had smartened herself with a clean white apron, her Sunday cap, and a hat.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. 201 Tom..smartened himself as best he could, went up to the great house, and found Miss Mary.

1887 ‘M. Rutherford’ Revol. Tanner's Lane xvi When the ‘things were washed up’, servant and mistress began to smarten themselves.

1949 Coast to Coast 1948 113 Our mother would smarten herself up after dinner.

1986 T. Murphy Conversat. on Homecoming 36 It'd be no harm if you smartened yourself up a bit.

2006 K. Long Queen Mum iv. 48 I've spent a fortune on smartening myself up; cathiodermie facials, some new clothes.

c. intransitive. To become smart or spruce; esp. to make oneself smart in appearance or style.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (intransitive)]

trick?1532

mundify1568

prune1568

to finify it1586

prink1591

brisk1592

tiff1700

fetish1735

beautify1777

adonize1781

fix1783

smart1794

smarten1813

titivate1835

primp1887

doll1916

1813 Picture of Society x. 130 Our Romeo, however, smartens up wonderfully in consequence of the exertions he makes to please.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. x. 174 He has smartened up, and wears as good a coat as I do.

1881 T. G. Bowles Flotsam & Jetsam (1883) 246 We are now running into Gibraltar bay, and smartening up to go ashore.

1925 Boston Evening Globe 3 Jan. 14/2 Venice seems to have smartened up a bit.

1988 P. P. Read Season in West (1989) i. 15 Gail had by now gone to her room to smarten up for her night out.

2001 FHM Feb. 143/1 Tartan-sporting loons can smarten up with our definitive guide to Edinburgh's style emporiums.

3. transitive. Chiefly with up. To accelerate (one's pace); (also) to increase the speed and efficiency of (a service). Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > put on (speed) > accelerate

festinate1556

accelerate1570

quicken1605

swiften1638

urgea1721

press1742

smarten1825

speed1856

to hit up1893

1825 Spirit of Times 29 Oct. 53/2 Nor dying for a cause, their pace to smarten, Like Barton.

1888 Times 30 June 17/1 The 10.30 p.m. is smartened up 70 minutes.

1914 W. L. Steel Hist. London & North Western Railway 450 Though not receiving the Mail contract, the North-Western smartened up and improved its Irish service; the up night Irish Mail was accelerated by 50 minutes and the down night mail by 70 minutes.

1998 B. Bryson Walk in Woods iv. 54 Katz for his part clearly dreaded her company and winced beneath her tireless urgings to smarten his pace.

2002 D. S. Thomas & P. Whitehouse LMS 150 xiv. 177 The new engines and carriages naturally took longer to reach byways than smarten up services on principal routes.

Derivatives

ˈsmartened adj. (also smartened-up) that has been or become smartened up (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > improved in appearance

smartened1820

poshed-up1955

1820 J. Watts Sketches Descriptive of Italy III. xx. 263 The greater part of the population of the city went to see the Madonna in her smartened abode.

1842 R. Hopper Hist. Leamington Priors 17 The two bow windows..gave to the small Inn a smartened up appearance.

1873 M. E. Braddon Strangers & Pilgrims iii. xiv The people dancing in smartened morning-dress.

1950 N.Y. Amsterdam News 27 May 31/1 The intelligence of the smartened up fan.

2010 Church Times 18 June 40/2 Boatsheds, tanned faces, smartened-up fishermen's pubs, plenty.

ˈsmartening n. (also smartening up) the fact or process of smartening something up (in various senses of the verb); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > improving appearance

smartening1803

1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Taclusiad, a putting in order; a repairing; a smartening up.

1864 Gentleman's Mag. ii. 222 The recent ‘smartening up’ of the front of the George Hotel.

1907 Railway Mag. Jan. 69/1 A most remarkable smartening of German services must be chronicled.

2010 P. de Bruyn et al. Frommer's India (new ed.) 188 Moghul artworks, statues, and objets d'art decorate the public areas..but bedrooms could do with a smartening up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smarten
释义	smartenv. Brit. /ˈsmɑːtn/, U.S. /ˈsmɑrtən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: smart adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < smart adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare smart v.² 1. Chiefly with up. Now chiefly North American. a. transitive. To make more lively, sharp, clever, or aware; to brighten or sharpen up. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > imbue with vigour or force [verb (transitive)] > make more lively animate1585 livena1628 smarten1782 vivify1833 light1854 1782 M. Dorset Ess. Defensive War v. 160 However well it [sc. manual exercise] may serve to smarten, or fill up the time of a foot-soldier, is worse than absurd when extended further. 1786 G. J. Browne Trials for Murder of P. R. McDonnell & C. Hipson 95 It would smarten them up for business; the party would think it a rescue, and the small shot would not damage them. 1864 Realm 15 June 8 The dialogue has been smartened up. 1928 Gramophone Oct. 191/1 A re-recording would smarten up the orchestra, which now sounds a bit wheezy. 1946 S. J. Perelman Keep it Crisp 23 ‘Maybe a sawbuck'll smarten you up’ I said. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie xi. 253 Those who stayed had been toughened and smartened into better Catholics than ever. 2006 J. G. Hayes Map of Harbor Islands xiv. 183 I'd gotten kinda on coke a few years back and started doing a little dealing..and Petey was the one who got me off it. He smartened me up. b. intransitive. To become more lively, sharp, or clever; (also) = to wise up at wise v.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > act in spirited manner > become lively quickena1400 animate1779 waken1825 sprightle1896 smarten1899 to be (get, etc.) hopping1960 percolate1962 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 372 The clerk smartened up noticeably at the entrance of the pretty girl. 1944 Billboard 15 Apr. 38/3 (heading) When a First-of-May workingman begins to smarten up he loses interest in his work. 1973 T. Crouse Boys on Bus ii. viii. 183 But he had smartened up and learned one crucial lesson. 2005 M. St. Amant Committed (new ed.) Epil. 279 They want to know if Celia finally smartened up and ran off with the cable guy. 2. Chiefly with up. a. transitive. To make smart or spruce; to improve in appearance or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > improve in appearance cheer1560 tickle1567 smudge1589 perk1590 smug1598 pamper1611 smart1780 smarten1788 primp1801 to fig up1872 dude1899 posh1919 1788 C. Dibdin Musical Tour v. 15 Ponies and country-lodgings are smartened up for customers. 1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. viii. 175 This had been a farm-house, but had been smartened and new cased by Mr. Roker. 1834 Cottager's Monthly Visitor Feb. 53 I..made him look very tidy, meaning, in a week or two, to smarten him up completely. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 54 We must think of smartening the old rooms a little bit. 1940 Life 21 Oct. 80 (advt.) These shirts..smarten your lines at neck and shoulder. 1980 B. Arnold Song of Nightingale iii. 68 Much work had been done to smarten up the school, and heavy penalties threatened against boys who threw down sweet papers. 2002 C. Slaughter Before Knife (2003) xvi. 251 She smartened up her accent and sounded more la-di-da. b. transitive (reflexive). To make oneself smart or smarter in appearance or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify the person [verb (reflexive)] preenc1395 prunec1395 prank1546 to set oneself out to the life1604 adonize1611 briska1625 tight1775 to make up1778 tighten1786 smarten1796 pretty1868 tart1938 pansy1946 sharpen1952 primp1959 1796 R. M. Roche Children of Abbey I. iii. 62 After she had smartened herself with a clean white apron, her Sunday cap, and a hat. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. 201 Tom..smartened himself as best he could, went up to the great house, and found Miss Mary. 1887 ‘M. Rutherford’ Revol. Tanner's Lane xvi When the ‘things were washed up’, servant and mistress began to smarten themselves. 1949 Coast to Coast 1948 113 Our mother would smarten herself up after dinner. 1986 T. Murphy Conversat. on Homecoming 36 It'd be no harm if you smartened yourself up a bit. 2006 K. Long Queen Mum iv. 48 I've spent a fortune on smartening myself up; cathiodermie facials, some new clothes. c. intransitive. To become smart or spruce; esp. to make oneself smart in appearance or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (intransitive)] trick?1532 mundify1568 prune1568 to finify it1586 prink1591 brisk1592 tiff1700 fetish1735 beautify1777 adonize1781 fix1783 smart1794 smarten1813 titivate1835 primp1887 doll1916 1813 Picture of Society x. 130 Our Romeo, however, smartens up wonderfully in consequence of the exertions he makes to please. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. x. 174 He has smartened up, and wears as good a coat as I do. 1881 T. G. Bowles Flotsam & Jetsam (1883) 246 We are now running into Gibraltar bay, and smartening up to go ashore. 1925 Boston Evening Globe 3 Jan. 14/2 Venice seems to have smartened up a bit. 1988 P. P. Read Season in West (1989) i. 15 Gail had by now gone to her room to smarten up for her night out. 2001 FHM Feb. 143/1 Tartan-sporting loons can smarten up with our definitive guide to Edinburgh's style emporiums. 3. transitive. Chiefly with up. To accelerate (one's pace); (also) to increase the speed and efficiency of (a service). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > put on (speed) > accelerate festinate1556 accelerate1570 quicken1605 swiften1638 urgea1721 press1742 smarten1825 speed1856 to hit up1893 1825 Spirit of Times 29 Oct. 53/2 Nor dying for a cause, their pace to smarten, Like Barton. 1888 Times 30 June 17/1 The 10.30 p.m. is smartened up 70 minutes. 1914 W. L. Steel Hist. London & North Western Railway 450 Though not receiving the Mail contract, the North-Western smartened up and improved its Irish service; the up night Irish Mail was accelerated by 50 minutes and the down night mail by 70 minutes. 1998 B. Bryson Walk in Woods iv. 54 Katz for his part clearly dreaded her company and winced beneath her tireless urgings to smarten his pace. 2002 D. S. Thomas & P. Whitehouse LMS 150 xiv. 177 The new engines and carriages naturally took longer to reach byways than smarten up services on principal routes. Derivatives ˈsmartened adj. (also smartened-up) that has been or become smartened up (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > improved in appearance smartened1820 poshed-up1955 1820 J. Watts Sketches Descriptive of Italy III. xx. 263 The greater part of the population of the city went to see the Madonna in her smartened abode. 1842 R. Hopper Hist. Leamington Priors 17 The two bow windows..gave to the small Inn a smartened up appearance. 1873 M. E. Braddon Strangers & Pilgrims iii. xiv The people dancing in smartened morning-dress. 1950 N.Y. Amsterdam News 27 May 31/1 The intelligence of the smartened up fan. 2010 Church Times 18 June 40/2 Boatsheds, tanned faces, smartened-up fishermen's pubs, plenty. ˈsmartening n. (also smartening up) the fact or process of smartening something up (in various senses of the verb); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > improving appearance smartening1803 1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Taclusiad, a putting in order; a repairing; a smartening up. 1864 Gentleman's Mag. ii. 222 The recent ‘smartening up’ of the front of the George Hotel. 1907 Railway Mag. Jan. 69/1 A most remarkable smartening of German services must be chronicled. 2010 P. de Bruyn et al. Frommer's India (new ed.) 188 Moghul artworks, statues, and objets d'art decorate the public areas..but bedrooms could do with a smartening up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1782
随便看	amphisbaenid amphisbaenous amphiscian amphiscians amphiscii amphistome amphistomoid amphistylic amphitelic amphitheater amphitheaters amphitheatral amphitheatre amphitheatre stalls amphitheatred amphitheatres amphitheatric amphitheatrical amphitheatrically amphithere amphitoky amphitrichate amphitrichous amphitropal amphitropous