freshen up

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freshen up

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From freshen + up. Compare Saterland Frisian apfriskje (“to refresh, freshen up”), West Frisian opfrisje (“to refresh, freshen up”), Dutch opfrissen (“to refresh, freshen up”), German auffrischen (“to refresh, freshen up”).

verb freshens up · freshening up · freshened up

intransitive, reflexive To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive. Women spend longer than men at freshening up before going out.
transitive To freshen, make fresh, revivify, make new. After beating champions Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made eight changes to his starting XI in an effort to freshen things up, with games against Birmingham and Manchester City to come in the next seven days.

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@misc{freshen_up_2026,
  title = {freshen up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freshen%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}