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to smarten oneself up

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  • smarten — verb (smartened; smartening) Date: 1793 transitive verb to make smart or smarter; especially spruce usually used with up intransitive verb to smarten oneself used with up …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smarten — /smahr tn/, v.t. 1. to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance (usually fol. by up): Try to smarten up your outfit. 2. to make brisker, as a pace. 3. to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of; educate (usually fol. by up):… …   Universalium

  • smarten — v Usu. smarten up 1. spruce up, make trim, groom; shine, polish, Sl. spiff up; order, arrange, organize, tidy; beautify, embellish, embroider, ornament, set off, deck out. 2. enlighten, inform, educate, school, instruct, sophisticate, Sl. wise [s …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • smarten — smart•en [[t]ˈsmɑr tn[/t]] v. t. 1) to make more trim or spruce; improve in appearance (usu. fol. by up) 2) to make brisker, as a pace 3) to sharpen the judgment or broaden the experience of (usu. fol. by up) 4) phv cvb smarten up a) to groom… …   From formal English to slang

  • freshen — verb 1) this will freshen your breath Syn: refresh, deodorize, cleanse; revitalize, restore 2) she went to freshen up before dinner Syn: wash, wash up, bathe, shower; tidy oneself (up), spruce onese …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • tidy — 1. adjective 1) a tidy room Syn: neat, neat and tidy, orderly, well ordered, in (good) order, well kept, shipshape, in apple pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • prink — v. 1 tr. (usu. refl.) a make (oneself etc.) smart. b (foll. by up) smarten (oneself) up. c (of a bird) preen. 2 intr. dress oneself up. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. f. prank dress, adorn, rel. to MLG prank pomp, Du. pronk finery …   Useful english dictionary

  • tart — 1. n. 1 an open pastry case containing jam etc. 2 esp. Brit. a pie with a fruit or sweet filling. Derivatives: tartlet n. Etymology: ME f. OF tarte = med.L tarta, of unkn. orig. 2. n. & v. n. sl. 1 a prostitute; a promiscuous woman. 2 sl. offens …   Useful english dictionary

  • tart — I noun a jam tart Syn: pastry, flan, quiche, tartlet, vol au vent, pie II informal; verb 1) she tarted herself up Syn: dress up, make up, smarten up; informal doll oneself u …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • behave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bear, conduct, or comport oneself, act. Ant., misbehave. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. perform, work, run, function; see act 1 . 2. [To act in a specified or proper way] Syn. conduct oneself …   English dictionary for students

  • preen — v.tr. & refl. 1 (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak. 2 (of a person) smarten or admire (oneself, one s hair, clothes, etc.). 3 (often foll. by on) congratulate or pride (oneself). Phrases and idioms: preen gland a gland… …   Useful english dictionary

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