"smarten" meaning in English

See smarten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsmɑːt(ə)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smarten.wav Forms: smartens [present, singular, third-person], smartening [participle, present], smartened [participle, past], smartened [past]
Etymology: From smart + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smart|en|id2=inchoative}} smart + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} smarten (third-person singular simple present smartens, present participle smartening, simple past and past participle smartened)
  1. (transitive) To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-smarten-en-verb-8lEPFT~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 57 18 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 32 42 9 8
  2. (transitive) To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-smarten-en-verb-DKYdJeN~
  3. (transitive) To augment with computer technology. Tags: transitive Synonyms: computerize
    Sense id: en-smarten-en-verb-IuqoToQs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: smarten up

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up."
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        "(transitive) To augment with computer technology."
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        "(transitive) To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up."
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