Word Study
smarten up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb smarten up has 2 senses
- smarten up(v = verb.change) slick up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" is one way to beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify
- smarten up(v = verb.body) slick up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" is one way to groom, neaten
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THESAURUS
smarten up
adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, gussy up, ornament, paint, prank, prank up, preen, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, slick, smarten, spiff, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim
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