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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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