smarten up[verb]Synonyms: dress up, deck (out), doll out, doll up, fix up, gussy up, primp, slick, spiff, spruce (up)
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
smarten something ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English (
see also smarten)
1. smarten yourself up to make yourself look neat and tidy:
You’d better smarten yourself up.2. to make something look neater:
We need to smarten the place up a bit.3. smarten up your act/ideas to improve the way you behave or do something:
The company needs to smarten up their act if they are to keep customers. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲