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Definition of Smarten
1. v. t. To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up.
Definition of Smarten
1. Verb. To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up ¹
2. Verb. To increase speed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smarten
1. to improve in appearance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smarten
Literary usage of Smarten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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