to smarten
3
3.9
- verb
- /ˈsmɑːrtən/
:
mejorar
- My friend, I hope he smartens up.
- finally smartened
Examples
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It's so nice to see you finally smartened up.
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So $65K in debt later, I smartened up and paid it all off.
Blog text (1) -
- What did you do to my hair? - I smartened it up.
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That's because I smartened up and I gave up art
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I've smartened up and am no longer waiting for the mailman.
Fiction book (2000) -
I ate too little, did too much calorie burning, and now, a few years later, I am amazed that I eventually smartened up and learned a better way.
Blog text (7) -
He decided to smarten his suit by adding a matching tie.
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She spent the afternoon smartening up the living room for the party.
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To impress his guests, he smartened up the garden with fresh flowers.
Synonyms
26
4.1
To make a place or person look neat and smart
13
3.8
To make yourself or a place look cleaner and nicer
4
3.0
Make a room look cleaner and nicer with small changes
3
8.0
To make something look neater and more attractive with small changes
1
7.2
Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things
1
3.7
To make something tidy by arranging things in order
1
5.0
Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface
1
4.8
Make yourself or a place look neater and more stylish
To make a place or yourself neat and look nicer
To make something or yourself look neat and attractive
Make a person look neat and more attractive by dressing and grooming them carefully
To make something a little more stylish with small changes
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Add new parts or programs to a device so it can do more and work better
How Smart
- US
12
5.8
178
2.7
3
3.9
- Informal
13
3.8
42
1.0
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word smarten comes from the common word smart, which long ago came to mean 'neat' or 'stylish'. So to smarten someone or something is to make them look neater, tidier, or more attractive.