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• smarten somebody up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go …   Useful english dictionary

• smarten something up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go …   Useful english dictionary

• smarten (yourself) up — ˌsmarten sb/sthˈup | ˌsmarten (yourself) ˈup derived (especially BrE) to make yourself, another person or a place look neater or more attractive • The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners. • You d better smarten yourself up before you go …   Useful english dictionary

• Smarten — Smart en, v. t. To make smart or spruce; usually with up. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smarten — ► VERB (usu. smarten up) ▪ make or become smarter …   English terms dictionary

• smarten — index embellish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• smarten — to make smart, to spruce up, to improve appearance, 1815 (in Emma ), from SMART (Cf. smart) (adj.) …   Etymology dictionary

• smarten — [smart′ n] vt., vi. to make or become smart or smarter; specif., a) to make or become neater or more stylish b) to make or become more alert, knowing, aware, etc.: usually with up …   English World dictionary

• smarten up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up …   Useful english dictionary

• smarten sb up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… …   Financial and business terms

• smarten sb/sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… …   Financial and business terms