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freshen up

verb

Etymology

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”).

  1. inherited from *upp✻
  2. inherited from *upp✻
  3. inherited from upp
  4. inherited from up
  5. compounded as freshen up — “freshen + up”

Definitions

  1. To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive.

    • Women spend longer than men at freshening up before going out.

  2. 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA