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  • 51To freshen the hawse — Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. Harris. [1913… …

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  • 52Freshened — Freshen Fresh en, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To refresh; to revive.… …

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  • 53Freshening — Freshen Fresh en, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To refresh; to revive.… …

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  • 54refreshen — verb 1. become or make oneself fresh again She freshened up after the tennis game • Syn: ↑freshen, ↑refresh, ↑freshen up • Derivationally related forms: ↑refreshment (for: ↑ …

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  • 55refresh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. invigorate, stimulate; renew, recharge, re create. See refreshment, computers. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. invigorate, stimulate, restore, freshen up; see renew 1 , revive 1 . See Synonym Study at renew …

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  • 56ventilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. air; freshen; disclose, publish. See wind, refreshment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. freshen, aerate, let in fresh air, circulate fresh air, vent, air cool, air out, free, oxygenate; see also air 1 ,… …

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  • 57clean — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not soiled] Syn. spotless, washed, stainless, laundered, immaculate, unsoiled, untarnished, speckless, unstained, neat, tidy, clear, blank, white, dirtless, unblemished, unspotted, newly cleaned, cleaned, fresh, unused,… …

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  • 58refresh — v 1. renew, revive, revivify, resuscitate, breathe new life into, bring back to life, reanimate; regenerate, rejuvenate, put or infuse new blood into, invigorate, reinvigorate, revitalize, energize, give new energy, pick up, exhilarate, Inf. hit… …

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  • 59redecorate — Date: circa 1611 transitive verb to freshen or change in appearance ; refurbish intransitive verb to freshen or change a decorative scheme • redecoration noun • redecorator noun …

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  • 60refresh — refreshful, adj. refreshfully, adv. /ri fresh /, v.t. 1. to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively). 2. to stimulate (the memory). 3. to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, the mind, spirits, etc.) …

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