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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freshened (); p. pr. & vb. n.Freshening ()] 1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. 2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Fresh"en (), v. i. 1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness. 2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens. スポンサード リンク
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