Freshen /(?)/

Fresh·en

Freshen

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 salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
  2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.]
  3. 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. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
To freshen ballast
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.

Freshen

v. i.
  1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
  2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.