- 1. v. t. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To refresh; to revive. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 4. v. i. To grow fresh; to lose saltness. Source: opted
- 5. v. i. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens. Source: opted
- 6. v. make (to feel) fresh Source: wordnet
- 7. v. become or make oneself fresh again Source: wordnet
- 8. v. make fresh again Source: wordnet
- 9. 1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. 2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser. 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. 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. 1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness. 2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens. Source: webster
- 10. To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wearsit; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, tofreshen a hawse. Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Orrestore it.-- To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as tobring the chafe on another part.-- To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav.Encyc. Source: adambom
- 11. v:100 v. become or make oneself fresh again Source: ecdict
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