v.
Pronunciation: ' smär-t ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: smart · ened ; smart · en · ing \ ' smärt-ni ŋ , ' smär-t ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 1793
transitive verb : to make smart or smarter especially : SPRUCE ― usually used with up
intransitive verb : to smarten oneself ― used with up