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Definition of Smarten

1. v. t. To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up.

Definition of Smarten

1. to improve in appearance [v -ED, -ING, -S]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Smarten

smarmed smarmier smarmiest smarmily smarminess smarminesses smarming smarms smarmy smart

smart smarta smartass smartasses smarted smarten (current term) smartened smartening smartens smarten up

smarter smartest smartie smarties smarting smartish smartly smartness smartnesses smarts

Literary usage of Smarten

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1. Commentaries on the Roman-Dutch Law by Simon van Leeuwen (1820)
"... for which we receive - - - - 0 6 6 A pound smarten, 16 pennies for a halfpenny every pound - • - •• 1 0 0 Ten shillings smarten - - -076 Five pound ..."

2. A glossary of words used in the dialect of Cheshire, founded on a similar by Egerton Leigh, Roger Wilbraham (1877)
"... not change her name) without paying for it, or saying thank you! and give it to the patient. L. smarten, v.—For smart. " My feet smarten with the cold. ..."

3. A glossary of French slang by Olivier Leroy (1922)
"To repair, to put to rights, to smarten up. oneself up. 2. Vb. pr. (a) To dress oneself anew, to smarten up wonderfully. ..."

4. A Glossary of French Slang by Olivier Leroy (1922)
"To repair, to put to rights, to smarten up. 2. Vb. pr. (a) To dress oneself anew, to smarten oneself up. (b) To recover. Il s'est bien requinque', ..."

5. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"W. pere, compact, trim ; perçu, to trim, to smarten ; perçus, smart. Also pert, smart, spruce ; perlu, to smarten, ..."

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