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• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• freshen — [v] make like new; revitalize activate, air, cleanse, enliven, invigorate, purify, refresh, restore, revive, rouse, spruce up, sweeten, titivate, ventilate; concept 244 Ant. overuse …   New thesaurus

• refresh — [v] make like new; give new life brace, breathe new life into, bring around, brush up, cheer, cool, enliven, exhilarate, freshen, inspirit, jog, modernize, prod, prompt, quicken, reanimate, recreate, regain, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renovate,… …   New thesaurus

• freshen up — verb 1. make brighter and prettier we refurbished the guest wing My wife wants us to renovate • Syn: ↑refurbish, ↑renovate • Derivationally related forms: ↑renovation (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• freshen — /fresh euhn/, v.t. 1. to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew: We need a good rain to freshen the flowers. 2. to remove saltiness from. 3. Naut. to preserve (a rope in use) from prolonged friction or concentrated stress on any one part. v.i. 4.… …   Universalium

• refresh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. invigorate, stimulate; renew, recharge, re create. See refreshment, computers. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. invigorate, stimulate, restore, freshen up; see renew 1 , revive 1 . See Synonym Study at renew …   English dictionary for students

• freshen — verb 1) this will freshen your breath Syn: refresh, deodorize, cleanse; revitalize, restore 2) she went to freshen up before dinner Syn: wash, wash up, bathe, shower; tidy oneself (up), spruce onese …   Thesaurus of popular words

• refresh — v 1. renew, revive, revivify, resuscitate, breathe new life into, bring back to life, reanimate; regenerate, rejuvenate, put or infuse new blood into, invigorate, reinvigorate, revitalize, energize, give new energy, pick up, exhilarate, Inf. hit… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• refresh — verb Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo French refreschir, from re + fresch fresh more at fresh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to restore strength and animation to ; revive 2. to freshen up ; renovate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• freshen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. refresh, revive, brace up; renovate, spruce up; ventilate, air out, cool off; deodorize, sweeten. See restoration, cleanness, refreshment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To sweeten] Syn. desalinate,… …   English dictionary for students

• refresh — verb 1) the cool air will refresh me Syn: reinvigorate, revitalize, revive, restore, fortify, enliven, perk up, stimulate, freshen, energize, exhilarate, reanimate, wake up, revivify, inspirit; blow away the cobwebs; informal buck up …   Thesaurus of popular words