What does freshen mean?

Definitions for freshen
ˈfrɛʃ ənfresh·en

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word freshen.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. refresh, freshenverb

    make (to feel) fresh

    "The cool water refreshed us"

  2. freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen upverb

    become or make oneself fresh again

    "She freshened up after the tennis game"

  3. refresh, freshen, refreshenverb

    make fresh again

Wiktionary

  1. freshenverb

    To become fresh.

    I'm going to go freshen up.

  2. freshenverb

    To make fresh.

  3. freshenverb

    To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Freshenverb

    To make fresh.

    Etymology: from fresh.

    Prelusive drops let all their moisture flow
    In large effusion o’er the freshen’d world. James Thomson, Spring.

  2. To Freshenverb

    To grow fresh.

    A freshening breeze the magick power supply’d,
    While the wing’d vessel flew along the tide. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPT

  1. freshen

    To freshen is to make something more appealing, clean, or renewed by removing dirt or undesired aspects, or by adding something pleasant or desirable. It can be referred to various aspects such as appearance, smell, or taste. It can also mean revitalizing or refreshing oneself or something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Freshenverb

    to make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh

  2. Freshenverb

    to refresh; to revive

  3. Freshenverb

    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. Freshenverb

    to grow fresh; to lose saltness

  5. Freshenverb

    to grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of freshen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of freshen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of freshen in a Sentence

  1. Washington Irving:

    A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

  2. Carlo Ratti:

    It's something that people have been using for centuries, it's called evaporative cooling, people in this part of the world have been using water to freshen the air for a long time.

  3. Miguel Angel Viso:

    The PP saw the need to freshen up its ranks, the big advantage I have is my connection with local people and my skills as a manager.

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Translations for freshen

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • освежавам, ободрявам, ободрявам се, освежавам се, обезсолявамBulgarian
  • さわやかJapanese

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