smarten

[ smahr-tn ]

/ ˈsmɑr tn /

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verb (used with object)

to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance (usually followed by up): Try to smarten up your outfit.

to make brisker, as a pace.

to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of; educate (usually followed by up): Someone has to smarten him up about dealing with people.

Verb Phrases

smarten up,

to groom oneself: to smarten up before dinner.
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them: If you don't smarten up, you're going to be out of a job.

Origin of smarten

First recorded in 1805–15; smart + -en¹

Words nearby smarten

smart card, smart casual, smart drink, smart drug, smart dust, smarten, smartish, smart mob, smart money, smartmouth, smartphone

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Example sentences from the Web for smarten

Next day he sent for the senior officer, and after a short talk with him told him to smarten up his subaltern.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre
Look to the servants, too, and smarten them up; a cold perspiration breaks over me when I think of Betty Cobb!
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)|Charles James Lever
He's one of the sons, and he'd smarten 'em up if he had his way.
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall
An' I take it that the bar'l has an influence: some bar'ls kind of wilt cider and some smarten it up, and keep it hearty.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett

The girls went to ride with him, and naturally began to smarten their dress and accents and to change their estimates.
'Charge It'|Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for smarten

smarten

/ (ˈsmɑːtən) /

verb (usually foll by up)

(intr) to make oneself neater

(tr) to make quicker or livelier

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单词	smarten
释义	smarten [ smahr-tn ] / ˈsmɑr tn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR smarten ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance (usually followed by up): Try to smarten up your outfit. to make brisker, as a pace. to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of; educate (usually followed by up): Someone has to smarten him up about dealing with people. Verb Phrases smarten up, to groom oneself: to smarten up before dinner. to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them: If you don't smarten up, you're going to be out of a job. Origin of smarten First recorded in 1805–15; smart + -en¹ Words nearby smarten smart card, smart casual, smart drink, smart drug, smart dust, smarten, smartish, smart mob, smart money, smartmouth, smartphone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smarten Next day he sent for the senior officer, and after a short talk with him told him to smarten up his subaltern. General Gatacre\|Beatrix Gatacre Look to the servants, too, and smarten them up; a cold perspiration breaks over me when I think of Betty Cobb! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)\|Charles James Lever He's one of the sons, and he'd smarten 'em up if he had his way. The Eldest Son\|Archibald Marshall An' I take it that the bar'l has an influence: some bar'ls kind of wilt cider and some smarten it up, and keep it hearty. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches\|Sarah Orne Jewett The girls went to ride with him, and naturally began to smarten their dress and accents and to change their estimates. 'Charge It'\|Irving Bacheller British Dictionary definitions for smarten smarten / (ˈsmɑːtən) / verb (usually foll by up) (intr) to make oneself neater (tr) to make quicker or livelier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smarten adjust, amend, correct, debug, do up, doctor, emend, face-lift, fix up, overhaul, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, regulate, restore, revamp, revise, sort, spruce
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smarten

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

Origin of smarten

Words nearby smarten

Example sentences from the Web for smarten

British Dictionary definitions for smarten

verb (usually foll by up)

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