freshen : Idioms & Phrases
freshen up
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verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; refurbish.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
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verb become or make oneself fresh again
freshen; refreshen; refresh.
- She freshened up after the tennis game
WordNet
To freshen ballast
(Naut.) , to shift Or restore it.
Webster 1913
To freshen the hawse
- to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part.
- to veer out a little more cable and bring the chafe and strain on another part.
Webster 1913
To freshen the way
- to increase the speed of a vessel.