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freshen up

DEFINITIONS OF: freshen up

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v become or make oneself fresh again

Synonyms:
freshen, refresh, refreshen
Types:
lave, wash up
wash one's face and hands
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

v make brighter and prettier

Synonyms:
refurbish, renovate
Types:
gentrify
renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
Type of:
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
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