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freshen
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freshen
v.
refresh, invigorate; be refreshed; enliven, renew; revitalize; desalinate water
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freshen
Verb
1. make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
(synonym) refresh
(hypernym) regenerate, renew
(hyponym) vent, ventilate, air out, air
(derivation) freshener
2. become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
(synonym) refresh, refreshen, freshen up
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) wash up, lave
3. make fresh again
(synonym) refresh, refreshen
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(see-also) refresh, refreshen, freshen up
(derivation) freshener
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freshen
v.
oživit; osvěžit se; upravit se
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freshen
Czas.
odświeżać; rozjaśniać; odświeżać się
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Freshen
(v. t.)
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
(v. t.)
To refresh; to revive.
To refresh; to revive.
(v. t.)
To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
(v. i.)
To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
(v. i.)
To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
