freshen

verb

ˈfre-shən How to pronounce freshen (audio)
Definition of freshennext
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside

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Recent Examples of freshen Safe fruits and vegetables for your dog Apples can help clean your dog's teeth and freshen their breath. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Neither does freshening with sprays or perfumed products like dryer sheets. — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026 The way your house smells does more than freshen the air. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026 Managers can then make a total of five substitutions each during the match – to freshen things up or switch tactics and so on. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freshen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshen
  1. restore
  2. refresh
  3. revive
  4. renew
  5. renovate
Verb
  • Dib said Venezuela’s recovery requires rebuilding the rule of law, restoring judicial independence and protecting civic space.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of restore
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  • This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Cabot paints, says refreshing these pieces should never erase the charm.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
Definition of refresh
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  • Florida State had won 19 consecutive games and appeared on its way to reviving its glory years before the committee’s decision didn’t go its way.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • When Sex and the City was revived as And Just Like That, Cattrall declined to return.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of revive
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  • Getting and renewing your passport might get just a little bit easier, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • As Democrats try to move beyond Platner’s campaign, the episode is likely to renew questions about the party’s recruitment and vetting of candidates.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of renew
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  • That includes more than $1 billion to renovate the troubled Rice Street jail and a $300 million commitment to building a new hospital in southern Fulton County.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Set atop a flat promontory overlooking Benedict Canyon, the entire spread, completed in 2000, was renovated in 2017 by developer Gala Asher and extensively updated by the pair.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of renovate

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