FRESHEN
\fɹˈɛʃən], \fɹˈɛʃən], \f_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
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To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
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To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
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To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
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To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
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To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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