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freshen

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fresh⋅en

  [fresh-uhn]
Use freshen in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew: We need a good rain to freshen the flowers.
2. to remove saltiness from.
3. Nautical. to preserve (a rope in use) from prolonged friction or concentrated stress on any one part.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become or grow fresh.
5. (of a cow)
a. to commence giving milk after calving.
b. to give birth.
—Verb phrase
6. freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.: to freshen up after a long trip.
Origin:
1690–1700; fresh + -en 1
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fresh·en   (frěsh'ən)   
v.   fresh·ened, fresh·en·ing, fresh·ens

v.   intr.

  1. To become fresh, as in vigor or appearance: freshened up after the day's work.

  2. To become brisk; increase in strength. Used of the wind.

  3. To lose saltiness.

  4. To calve and therefore begin to produce milk. Used of a cow.

v.   tr.

  1. To make fresh.

  2. To add to or strengthen (a drink).

fresh'en·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fresh·en
Pronunciation: 'fresh-&n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: fresh·ened; fresh·en·ing /'fresh-(&-)ni[ng]/
of a milk animal : to begin lactating
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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