freshen

English

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To become fresh.
  • (intransitive) To become stronger.
  • (intransitive) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
  • (transitive) To make fresh.
  • (transitive) To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
  • (transitive) To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
  • (transitive) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
  • (transitive) To top up (a drink).
  • (transitive) To top up (primer#Etymology_2|primer) in a firearm.

Etymology

Suffix from English fresh (rude, inappropriate).

Origin

English

fresh

Gloss

rude, inappropriate

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

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