English-Thai Dictionary

smarten

VT ทำให้ ฉลาด  ทำให้ มี เชาว์ ปัญญา ดี  tam-hai-cha-lad

 

smarten up

PHRV ทำงานหนัก ขึ้น  tam-ngan-nak-kuan

 

smarten up

PHRV ทำให้ สวยงาม  slick up spiff up spruce up tam-hai-sua-ngam

 

smarten up

PHRV ประพฤติ ตัว ดีขึ้น  pra-prued-tua-de-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SMARTEN

v.t.To make smart. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SMARTEN

SMARTEN Smart "en, v. t.

 

Defn: To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. [Colloq. ] She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. W. Black.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

smarten

smart en |ˈsmärtn ˈsmɑrtn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) smarter in appearance: he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his office. • [ no obj. ] (smarten up ) acquire more common sense; behave more wisely: if you don't smarten up soon, you'll find yourself out on the street. • [ no obj. ] (smarten up ) make one's appearance smarter: I'd like to smarten up and shave.

 

Oxford Dictionary

smarten

smart ¦en |ˈsmɑːt (ə )n | ▶verb (smarten up or smarten someone /thing up ) 1 make or become smarter in appearance: [ with obj. ] : he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his flat | [ no obj. ] : if there was water to spare I would smarten up and shave. 2 [ no obj. ] behave more wisely: if you don't smarten up soon, you'll find yourself out on the street.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

smarten

smarten verb 1 the cottages had been smartened up : spruce up, make smarter, clean up, tidy up, make neater, make tidy, put in order; redecorate, refurbish, brighten up, modernize; informal do up; Brit. informal tart up, posh up; N. Amer. informal gussy up. 2 Ellie smartened herself up : groom oneself, spruce oneself up, freshen oneself up, preen oneself, primp oneself, prink oneself, pretty oneself, beautify oneself; informal titivate oneself, doll oneself up; Brit. informal tart oneself up; archaic plume oneself, trig oneself.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

smarten

smart en /smɑ́ː r t (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 ｟英 ｠1 〈服装 身なり 〉を整える (up ).2 〈場所など 〉を整理する, (片付けて )きれいにする (up ).3 …を元気にする, 活発にする (up ).自動詞 きれいになる (up ).