freshen

fresh·en  (frshn)

v. fresh·ened, fresh·en·ing, fresh·ens

v.intr.

1. To become fresh, as in vigor or appearance: freshened up after the day's work.

2. To become brisk; increase in strength. Used of the wind.

3. To lose saltiness.

4. To calve and therefore begin to produce milk. Used of a cow.

v.tr.

1. To make fresh.

2. To add to or strengthen (a drink).

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freshen·er n.

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freshen

Verb

1. to make or become fresh or fresher

2. (of the wind) to become stronger

3. freshen up to wash and tidy up one's appearance: I'll go and freshen up

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	freshen - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" refresh ventilate, air out, vent, air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
	2.	freshen - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" refreshen, freshen up, refresh wash up, lave - wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	3.	freshen - make fresh again refreshen, refresh alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" refreshen, freshen, freshen up, refresh - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"

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freshen

verb refresh, restore, rouse, enliven, revitalize, spruce up, liven up, freshen up, titivate

Translations

freshen [ˈfrɛʃən] vi [wind] → arreciar; [air] → refrescar

freshen up vi [person] → refrescarse

freshen [ˈfrɛʃən] fresh vi [wind, air] → fraîchir

freshen up vi → faire un brin de toilette

freshen [ˈfrɛʃən] fresh vi (wind) → auffrischen;

(air) → frisch werden

freshen up fresh vi → sich frisch machen

freshen [ˈfrɛʃən] vi [wind, air] → rinfrescare

freshen up vi → rinfrescarsi