Noah Webster
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.