See Also: freshen(medicine)
freshen(dictionary)
freshen(dictionary)

freshen (iou)



freshen verb. L17.
[from FRESH adjective + -EN5.]
verb intrans. Of the wind: increase in strength, begin to blow fresh. Also foll. by up. L17.
D. Pae The wind was again freshening into a gale. J. Masefield It freshened up till it blew like thunder.
a. verb trans. Renew, revive, give freshness to. Also foll. by up. M18.
freshen the nip Nautical alter the position of a rope etc. under strain, so as to expose a different part to friction.
H. E. Bates A magical sweetness of dusty earth freshened by rain. J. Glassco The hundred yards in the cold night air freshened me up.
b. verb intrans. Become (more) fresh; become bright or vivid. E19.
C. Bront? A greenness grew over those brown beds,..freshening daily. S. Naipaul The air freshened as I approached the sea.
c. verb intrans. Wash one's hands and face, tidy one's hair and clothes, etc. Foll. by up. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
D. Adams Assuming you had landed by now and freshened up with a quick dip and shower.
d. verb trans. Add fresh wine, spirits, etc., to (a drink which has been standing for some time); top up. M20.
verb trans. & intrans. (Cause to) lose salt or saltness. L18.
New Yorker The Great Salt Lake..has been freshening in recent years.
verb intrans. Of a cow: give birth; come into milk. US. E20.
freshener noun a thing which freshens something M19.