freshen
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛʃən/
The English word “freshen” has 16 meanings listed here.
verb
- To be refreshed.
- To become cool.
- To become not salty, to lose its salinity. (of water)
- To become stronger.
- To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
- 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).
- To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
- To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
- To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
- To top up (a drink).
- To top up (primer) in a firearm.
Etymology
From fresh + -en.
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