freshen

IPA: frˈɛʃʌn

(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.

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.
AtomFury: Also, shouldn't it be 'freshen' instead of 'fresh' in this sentence?
Sometimes it's added not to cover flaws, but just to "freshen" the design and increase sales.
"It's an item where you can put a unique twist to it to kind of freshen it and make it exciting again," she says.
"It's an item where you can put a unique twist to it to kind of freshen it and make it exciting again," she said.
Bennett is not sure what that new format is, other than TVNZ wants to "freshen" the programme and to "contemporise it".
And they'll go in and they'll kind of freshen up, get out of their current garb and into fresh clothing and that kind of stuff, and that will take a while.
"You can take some basics from your wardrobe and kind of freshen it up, and it's $10," she said, "rather than spending 40 or 50 on a whole brand-new outfit."