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smarten up

verb as in doll up

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The next day we had to smarten up and get ready for the Brigadier-General, who was going to inspect us.

Next day he sent for the senior officer, and after a short talk with him told him to smarten up his subaltern.

The guide suggested that we smarten up our gait, and we put the horses to a canter.

That did not take her half-an-hour, but when she came down the woman had done her best to smarten up her room.

At the tavern, where we went to smarten up and to eat, we chanced upon Gregory.

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On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smarten up, such as: deck out, fix up, gussy up, preen, primp, and put on best clothes.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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