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1. (v.t.) freshen
to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew.
2. (v.i.) freshen
to become or grow fresh.
3. freshen
(of a cow)
4. freshen
to begin giving milk.
5. freshen
freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat.
Etymology: (1690–1700)
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| Definition of 'freshen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) refresh, freshen
make (to feel) fresh
"The cool water refreshed us"
2. (verb) freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up
become or make oneself fresh again
"She freshened up after the tennis game"
3. (verb) refresh, freshen, refreshen
make fresh again
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| Definition of 'freshen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) freshen
to make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh
2. (verb) freshen
to refresh; to revive
3. (verb) freshen
to relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse
4. (verb) freshen
to grow fresh; to lose saltness
5. (verb) freshen
to grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens
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Sense: to become fresh or cool
The wind began to freshen.
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 Afrikaans: verfrissend raak |
 Arabic: يُصبِحُ منعِشاً، يَنْشَط |
 Bulgarian: охлаждам |
 Brazilian: esfriar |
 Czech: ochlazovat se |
 German: auffrischen |
 Danish: friske op |
 Greek: γίνομαι δροσερός |
 Spanish: refrescar |
 Estonian: tugevnema |
 Farsi: تازه شدن؛ شدید شدن |
 Finnish: kylmentyä |
 French: fraîchir |
 Hebrew: לְרַעֲנֵן |
 Hindi: ताजा होना |
 Croatian: osvježiti |
 Hungarian: felfrissít |
 Indonesian: menyejuk |
 Icelandic: kólna, verða svalari |
 Italian: rinfrescare |
 Japanese: 新鮮になる |
 Korean: 산뜻해지다 |
 Lithuanian: vėsti, šalti, gaivėti |
 Latvian: (par vēju) pieņemties spē |
 Malay: menjadi nyaman |
 Dutch: fris worden, aanwakkeren |
 Norwegian: friske opp/på |
 Polish: ochładzać się |
 Persian: تازه شدن؛ شدید شدن |
 Pashto: تازه كيدل.شديد كيدل |
 Portuguese: arrefecer |
 Romanian: a seînteţi |
 Russian: свежеть |
 Slovak: zosilnieť |
 Slovenian: ohladiti se |
 Serbian: zahladiti |
 Swedish: friska i |
 Thai: ทำให้เย็นลง |
 Turkish: serinlemek |
 Taiwanese: 變強 |
 Ukrainian: свіжішати |
 Urdu: تر و تازہ ہونا |
 Vietnamese: làm cho cái gì tươi, mát |
 Chinese: 变强 |
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