Associations to the word «Freshen»

Wiktionary

FRESHEN, verb. To become fresh.
FRESHEN, verb. To make fresh.
FRESHEN, verb. (of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving.
FRESHEN, verb. To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
FRESHEN, verb. To refresh; to revive.
FRESHEN, verb. (nautical) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
FRESHEN, verb. To top up (a drink).
FRESHEN UP, verb. (intransitive) to wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive
FRESHEN UP, verb. (transitive) to freshen, make fresh, revivify, make new.

Dictionary definition

FRESHEN, verb. Make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us".
FRESHEN, verb. Become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game".
FRESHEN, verb. Make fresh again.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats