freshen
IPA: frˈɛʃʌn
verb
- (intransitive) To become fresh.
- To be refreshed.
- To become cool.
- To become not salty, to lose its salinity. (of water)
- (intransitive, of wind) To become stronger.
- (intransitive, transitive, of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
- (transitive) To make fresh.
- To refresh; to revive; to renew.
- To make cool.
- To make green (vegetation that has become dry).
- To remove or cover unpleasant qualities such as staleness, bad odour or taste (in air, breath, water, etc.).
- To touch up (makeup); to give (a body part, especially the face) a quick wash.
- To touch up the paint on (something).
- (transitive) To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
- (transitive) To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
- (transitive, nautical) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
- (transitive) To top up (a drink).
- (transitive, historical) To top up (primer) in a firearm.
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Examples of "freshen" in Sentences
- I should go freshen the ones I'm using.
- The gym and pool are being freshened up.
- I just freshen up the shade from time to time.
- He asked and was allowed to bathe and freshen up.
- I might have to have a look around and freshen it up some.
- I'm looking to freshen up and slightly deepen my knowledge.
- Its leaves droop down in the night and freshen up in the morning.
- Later the wind came round to the southward and freshened to a gale.
- It is claimed that these bubbles will clean, whiten, and freshen the mouth.
- In 1988, the exterior and interior received a facelift to freshen the styling.