freshen

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To become fresh.
2. (intransitive) To become fresh.
3. (intransitive) To become fresh.
4. (intransitive) To become stronger.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
6. (transitive) To make fresh.
7. (transitive) To make fresh.
8. (transitive) To make fresh.
9. (transitive) To make fresh.
10. (transitive) To make fresh.
11. (transitive) To make fresh.
12. (transitive) To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
13. (transitive) To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
14. (transitive) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
15. (transitive) To top up (a drink).
16. (historical, transitive) To top up (primer) in a firearm.

Synonyms

refresh

refreshen

invigorate

freshen up

air out

ventilate

increase

energize

fumigate

revive

diffuse

energise

enliven

excite

inspirit

jazz up

jolly

lift up

lighten

lighten up

open

perk

perk up

pick up

purify

quench

refreshed

renew

restore

retouch

revitalize

spice

stimulate

deodorise

pep up

air

juice up

aerate

jazz around

air-condition

arouse

bedew

brace

buoy up

cheer

clean

cool

🆒

deodorize

Translations

rinfrescare

rafraîchir

refrescar

refrescar

opfrissen

refrescar

toenemen

auffrischen

verfrissen

fraîchir

φρεσκάρω

beleben

verversen

aanwakkeren

rinfrescarsi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɛʃən/

Etymology

From fresh + -en.