smarten

[smahr-tn] / ˈsmɑr tn /

VERB

fix

Synonyms

WEAK

adjust amend correct debug do up doctor emend face-lift fiddle with fix up overhaul patch put to rights rebuild recondition reconstruct regulate restore retread revamp revise see to sort spruce tune up

Example Sentences

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“Because of what he did to us, in his mind he had to smarten up. He didn’t get away with it,” Katrina said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022

“I would like to see people smarten up so that we don’t have to have a mandate in the first place,” she said.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

MPs have been told to smarten up their clothing when they return from summer recess to the Commons next week.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2021

Next, smarten the grid by updating technology to increase the network’s flexibility and responsiveness.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

But she been needing to smarten up since she was borned.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles