Meaning of FRESHEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'freshun
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- [v] make fresh again
- [v] become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
- [v] make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
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| | Synonyms: | | refresh, refresh, refreshen |
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| | Antonyms: | | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | | |
| | See Also: | | air, air out, alter, change, freshen, freshen up, lave, regenerate, renew, vent, ventilate, wash up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fresh"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freshened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Freshening}]
1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline
ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water,
fish, or flesh.
2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. (Naut.) 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. -- Totten.
{To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.
{To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as
to bring the chafe on another part.
{To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
\Fresh"en\, v. i.
1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
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