smarten

English

Etymology

Verb

smarten (third-person singular simple present smartens, present participle smartening, simple past and past participle smartened)

To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.
- 1998, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Scholastic, page 114:
  The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting.
To increase speed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Arments, artsmen, martens, raments, sarment, starmen

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Noun

smarten

Plural form of smart

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