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freshen Definition

freshen (fres̸h′ən)

transitive verb

to make fresh, or vigorous, clean, etc.

intransitive verb

  1. to become fresh
  2. to increase in strength: said of the wind
  3. ☆ to begin to give milk, as a cow after having a calf

freshen Idioms

freshen up

to bathe oneself, change into fresh clothes, etc.

freshen Synonyms

freshen

v.

  1. To sweeten

    desalinate, cleanse, purify, spruce up; see clean.

  2. To revive

    invigorate, rouse, refresh; see renew 1, revive 1, 2.

freshen Usage Examples

Object

  • breath: The seed can also be chewed to freshen the breath.
  • breeze: Optimist Open at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club Twenty four boats arrived at Wroxham Broad to find a freshening easterly breeze.
  • wind: The day will start dry but cloudy across Northern Ireland and Scotland but freshening winds will bring rain in from the west by midday.
  • air: Just 6 drops of oil on the pad will freshen the air for approximately 24 hours.
  • thing: With Matthew Piper's decision to join Sunderland, Saints will be desperate to bring someone in to freshen things up.
  • mind: This will freshen the minds of delegates and put them into a peak state before their event.

Preposition: during

  • day: Winds from the SE freshened during the day sometimes reaching force 5-6.

Used with why or when

  • when: Where they wait blood dries only to freshen when they leave.

Particle object:

  • squad: Full time rugby will benefit them further and they in turn will help to freshen up the squad.
  • thing: And the changing of the set list away from the July tour songs also freshened up things.

Modifying Another Word

  • up: A " 2 " is a race they will run hard but not freshen up or mentally motivate themselves for.
  • again: The lull was short-lived, as the breeze freshened again during the next windward leg.
  • also: And the changing of the set list away from the July tour songs also freshened up things.
  • then: First cd into a directory you wish to freshen then type: find.
  • not: The scans are much better quality than mine, so why not freshen your deck?
  • soon: The lowest seen was 0969 mb about 03 GMT when the wind started to veer W'ly and freshen soon reaching gale force 8.

Preposition: of

  • water: Found warming surface at 800m ( 0.8°C at 270m ) and cooling and freshening of deep waters - up to 0.2°C.