From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Freshen \Fresh"en\, v. i.
1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
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2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Freshen \Fresh"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freshened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Freshening}]
1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline
ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water,
fish, or flesh.
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. (Naut.) 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. -- Totten.
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{To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.
{To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as
to bring the chafe on another part.
{To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
freshen
v 1: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn:
{refresh}, {freshen}]
2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after
the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen},
{freshen up}]
3: make fresh again [syn: {refresh}, {freshen}, {refreshen}]
[ant: {fag}, {fag out}, {fatigue}, {jade}, {outwear}, {tire},
{tire out}, {wear}, {wear down}, {wear out}, {wear upon},
{weary}]
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