单词	smarten
释义	smarten verb smart·​en ˈsmär-tᵊn  smartened; smartening ˈsmärt-niŋ  ˈsmär-tᵊn-iŋ transitive verb : to make smart or smarter especially : spruce —usually used with up intransitive verb : to smarten oneself —used with up Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The subtle, pink-hued elixir is housed inside a handsome chiseled glass bottle that is sure to smarten up any home bar. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2022 This will not only smarten up the tree but, more importantly, also leave a small, clean wound that will heal more quickly. Washington Post, 7 July 2021 The real question is can NBA owners smarten up and become less greedy and give the finalists more than two months off before the start of a new season. Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2021 Among some of the other ways Kohler is attempting to smarten up your bathroom: ► Smart toilet. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2021 Anecdotally, says Abrahamsen, when looking through more recent pitch decks from other startups to investors, entrepreneurs also appear to be smartening up to the trend. Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2020 Made by the same company that creates all sorts of robots to smarten formerly dumb gadgets, this curtain bot is on Kickstarter for $69. Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2019 Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google showed off one of the first steps on the path to smartening up headphones with the Pixel Buds’ real-time translation last year. Vlad Savov, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2018 More than that, like the platforms, the media needs to smarten up about ways that extremists successfully manipulate the media into writing about them. Casey Newton, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1782, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing smarten smarten up smarten up smarten verb as in to freshen Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance freshen brighten accessorize beautify enrich adorn decorate trap embellish chase festoon garnish trim grace boss hang spruce (up) bedeck drape dress up ornament figure deck fancify dress do frill trick (out) emboss paint caparison embroider flounce garland ribbon fancy up gild fillet blazon braid feather bedizen swag fringe array gussy up filigree lace doll up redo redecorate wreathe furbelow appliqué emblaze glitz (up) do up diamond pearl jewel pretty (up) gem impearl Antonyms & Near Antonyms simplify streamline disfigure spoil scar deface reveal mar dismantle expose display bare divest uncover denude blemish strip uglify See More
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