Definition of: freshen

(fresh′ən) v.t.
1. To make fresh, vigorous, or less salty.
2. Naut. To relieve (a hawser or rope) by changing the position of the part exposed to chafing.
—v.i.
3. To become fresh.
4. To have a calf: said of cows.
5. To come into milk.
—fresh′en·er noun