Refreshen
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To freshen again. transitive
"Before placing the pots on the stand, let all decayed and damaged leaves be taken off the plants, let the surface of the mould be stirred and refreshened, and all dust or filth which the pots have contracted should be brushed and cleaned off, so that the whole may have a near appearance, and not give offence to the eye."
- 2 make fresh again wordnet
- 3 become or make oneself fresh again wordnet
Example
More examples"Before placing the pots on the stand, let all decayed and damaged leaves be taken off the plants, let the surface of the mould be stirred and refreshened, and all dust or filth which the pots have contracted should be brushed and cleaned off, so that the whole may have a near appearance, and not give offence to the eye."
Etymology
From re- + freshen.
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