vi to grow fresh; to lose saltness.
2. freshen ·vi to grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
3. freshen ·vt to refresh; to revive.
4. freshen ·vt to make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
5. freshen ·vt 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.