Definition of "smarten" [smart•en]

• To improve in appearance or stylishness; spruce up. (verb-transitive)
• To make quicker: smarten the pace. (verb-transitive)
• To make oneself smart or smarter. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But expect is the operative word and unless the labels smarten up, that definitely won`t be the case."
• "Energy Secretary Steven Chu claims it will cost more than $100 billion to modernize and "smarten" the grid."
• "The Philadelphia Quakers have collected $15,000, to "smarten" them up, but Veregin has declined to accept the money."