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Definition of smarten verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

smarten

verb

NAmE//ˈsmɑrtn//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they smarten

he / she / it smartens

past simple smartened

-ing form smartening

Phrasal Verbssmarten up

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