freshen
Use Freshen in a sentence
ən 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.
a.
to commence giving milk after calving.
b.
to give birth.
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freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.: to freshen up after a long trip.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become fresh or fresher |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | (intr) (of the wind) to increase |
| 4. | to lose or cause to lose saltiness |
| 5. | chiefly (US) (intr) |
| a. (of farm animals) to give birth | |
| b. (of cows) to commence giving milk after calving | |
| 'freshener | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
People keep trying to freshen up the corpse, but it's been rotting all along and is starting to stink up the joint.
Providing plenty of clean cool drinking water and freshen it frequently.
Three loose leaf mints equal one cup of green tea, while also helping to freshen breath naturally.
High winds and tornadoes are an exaggerated form of the pleasant winds and breezes that freshen our everyday existence.
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