to make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.-to refresh; to revive.-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.-to grow fresh; to lose saltness.-to grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.