Freshen

(frĕsh'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. FRESHENED; p. pr. & vb. n. FRESHENING.]

1Sense 1. To make fresh; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.

2Sense 2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser.

3Sense 3. (Naut.) To relieve, as by change of place, or by renewing the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen ballast; to freshen a hawse. Totten.