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I . smart·en [ˈsmɑ:tən, americ ˈsmɑ:rt-] VERBO trans

to smarten sth ⇆ up

to smarten sth ⇆ up house, town

to smarten sb/oneself ⇆ up

jdn/sich herausputzen [o. coloq in Schale werfen]

to smarten up one's act

sich Acus ins Zeug legen coloq

to smarten up

to smarten up one's act

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Snap out of it, smarten up, stop feeling sorry for yourself, you are better than that, etcetera. www.chroniclejournal.com

So ya had 10 people trying to smarten you up instead of 2. www.thewesternstar.com

Once cleaning was completed the frames were given a coat of anti-corrosive green paint, which smartened up their appearance! en.wikipedia.org

Now (2006) the council is trying to smarten up the shopping district by pedestrianising more of it and putting in fountains etc. en.wikipedia.org

Co-op (has to) smarten up and start listening to the growers. www.castanet.net

Okay now if they can just figure out a way to smarten the lights up. www.gizmag.com

If he told them they weren't doing something they should be they smartened right up and listened to him. www.ngnews.ca

Farming on this large estate was profitable, and made it possible to create and permanently smarten an ornamental garden on 28 hectares here. en.wikipedia.org

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