to refreshen
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4.3
- verb
- /rɪˈfrɛʃən/
- Archaic
- She decided to refreshen her living room by adding new decorations and rearranging the furniture.
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Watch on YouTubeYou could revive and refresh any piece of tech, what would it be?
- You could revive and refresh any piece of tech, what would it be?
- And Apple uses this now pull to refresh for your Twitter feed.
- News you're the produce section that we're refreshing with that good news myth.
Examples
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Every time she changes costumes, she comes in here, takes off what she's wearing, puts on the new costume, refreshens, touches up.
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You could revive and refresh any piece of tech, what would it be?
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And so it had to kind of refresh, you know, growth and do its thing a little bit later in the season.
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And Apple uses this now pull to refresh for your Twitter feed.
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News you're the produce section that we're refreshing with that good news myth.
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So I'm really, really keen on getting everything switched up and changing all, I'm refreshing it all so that everything's nice and fresh.
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I also worked some biotone starter fertilizer into the soil because I'm not going to refresh this right now and I did use the soil last year.
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After a long day at work, I like to refreshen my mind by taking a walk outside.
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To keep the garden looking vibrant, we need to refreshen the plants with some new soil and water.
Synonyms
122
3.8
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
97
3.7
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
67
2.7
Make something or yourself smell and feel clean
43
2.8
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
35
5.5
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
35
4.8
To give new life and energy to something
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5.1
Make a feeling or interest strong again
30
4.6
To make something clean and like new by fixing or decorating it
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3.6
To rest and get energy back after being tired
17
4.6
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
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5.7
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
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3.0
Make a room look cleaner and nicer with small changes
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5.1
To become awake or aware again
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4.1
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
4
5.5
Bring something back to a better or original state
4
5.3
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
3
6.1
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
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4.0
To make a person or thing feel fresh and full of energy
2
6.7
To make something full of life and energy
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8.5
To give new life and energy to people or things
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5.1
Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back
1
5.6
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
1
5.3
Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest
1
6.5
To make people or things feel more energetic again
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Etymology
Refreshen comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again', the simple word fresh, and the verb ending -en. So to refreshen something is to make it 'fresh again', like opening a window or splashing water to feel new.