transitive. To make (one's own or another person's face or countenance) look bright or cheerful; spec. to brighten (the face, eyes, etc.) with…

With up: To stir up, arouse by tickling, excite to action.

transitive. To make smart or trim; to deck or trick up.

transitive. To make attractive, neat, or smart; to deck out; to brighten or embellish. Chiefly with up. Obsolete.

To smarten up (a thing); to fit up (a room, etc.) neatly or nicely. rare.

transitive. To improve the appearance of so as to make more saleable. Obsolete. rare.

With up. transitive. To make smart or spruce; to improve in appearance or style; = smarten, v. 2a.

Chiefly with up. transitive. To make smart or spruce; to improve in appearance or style.

transitive. To make (the hair, clothes, etc.) neat and tidy; to smarten (something) up. Also reflexive: to neaten one's appearance, esp. in a fussy…

to fig out: to dress, ‘get up’. Also to fig up: to furbish up, make ‘smart’.

transitive. To dress (someone) up so as to appear fashionable, smart, or eye-catching; to smarten or spruce up.

transitive and reflexive. With up: to make smart, stylish, or luxurious, esp. in a way regarded as inappropriate or superficial; to smarten up…