"smartening up" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} smartening up
  1. present participle and gerund of smarten up Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: smarten up
    Sense id: en-smartening_up-en-verb-INVyH~Fj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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