freshen

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.intr.

1. To become fresh, as in vigor or appearance: freshened up after the day's work.
2. To become brisk; increase in strength. Used of the wind.
3. To lose saltiness.
4. To calve and therefore begin to produce milk. Used of a cow.

v.tr.

1. To make fresh.
2. To add to or strengthen (a drink).

freshener fresh'en·er n.

verb

1. To make neat and trim; make presentable. clean (up), groom, neaten (up), slick up, spruce (up), tidy (up), trig (out), trim. See order/disorder.
2. To impart renewed energy and strength to (a person): refresh, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, revivify. See help/harm/harmless, strong/weak.

v

Definition: make like new; revitalize
Antonyms: exhaust, overuse

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make (to feel) fresh
  Synonym: refresh

Meaning #2: become or make oneself fresh again
  Synonyms: refresh, refreshen, freshen up

Meaning #3: make fresh again
  Synonyms: refresh, refreshen
  Also see: freshen up (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - friske op, blive frisk
v. tr. - gøre frisk, fylde op, glatte

idioms:

• freshen up    friske op

Nederlands (Dutch)
opfrissen, fris worden, sterker worden (wind), melk gaan geven, minder zilt worden, (zich) verfrissen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se rafraîchir, fraîchir, faire un brin de toilette
v. tr. - rafraîchir, (Naut) rafraîchir (une amarre, des remorques)

idioms:

• freshen up    faire un brin de toilette

Deutsch (German)
v. - auffrischen, frischer werden

idioms:

• freshen up    (sich) erfrischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φρεσκάρω/-ομαι, ανανεώνω, αναζωογονώ

idioms:

• freshen up    φρεσκάρω/-ομαι, ανανεώνω (την εμφάνισή μου κ.λπ.), συνέρχομαι, αναζωογονώ, δροσίζω

Italiano (Italian)
rinfrescare

idioms:

• freshen up    rinfrescare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refrescar

idioms:

• freshen up    revigorar

Русский (Russian)
свежеть, добавить горячую воду в заварник

idioms:

• freshen up    вымыться и переодеться, напоминать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer revivir, refrescarse, avivarse
v. tr. - refrescar, refrigerar

idioms:

• freshen up    lavarse y arreglarse, asearse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fräscha upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
变得新鲜, 变强, 变得精神焕发, 变凉爽, 使新鲜, 使清新, 使精神焕发

idioms:

• freshen up    使精神饱满, 梳洗一番

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 變得新鮮, 變強, 變得精神煥發, 變涼爽
v. tr. - 使新鮮, 使清新, 使精神煥發

idioms:

• freshen up    使精神飽滿, 梳洗一番

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 신선하게 되다, 새끼를 낳다
v. tr. - 신선하게 하다, 소금기를 빼다

idioms:

• freshen up    신서하게 되다, (바람이) 세지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強くなる, 新鮮にする, 一新する

idioms:

• freshen up    新鮮にする, 新たに力を増す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقوي , ينعش , يزيل الملوحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התרחץ, התרענן‬
v. tr. - ‮ריענן, החליף בגדים‬

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