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Freshen


FRESH'EN, verb transitive fresh'n.

1. To make fresh; to dulcify; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltiness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish or flesh.

2. To refresh; to revive. [Not used.]

3. In seaman's language, to apply new service to a cable; as, to freshen hawse.

FRESH'EN, verb intransitive

1. To grow fresh; to lose salt or saltiness.

2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.