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.
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