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smarten

 
 
/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb

Translation

smarten (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
to make a person or place look more clean and tidy
süslemek, güzelleştirmek, şıklaştırmak
plans to smarten up the city centre8392175
(Definition of smarten verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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