SMARTEN


Meaning of SMARTEN in English

smart ‧ en /ˈsmɑːtn $ ˈsmɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb

smarten something ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English

1 . smarten yourself up to make yourself look neat and tidy:

You’d better smarten yourself up.

2 . to make something look neater:

We need to smarten the place up a bit.

3 . smarten up your act/ideas to improve the way you behave or do something:

The company needs to smarten up their act if they are to keep customers.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.