Phrase guide
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verb
To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, reflexive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To freshen, make fresh, revivify, make new.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
become or make oneself fresh again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: freshen, refresh, refreshen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
Narrower terms: wash up, lave
verb
make brighter and prettier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: refurbish, renovate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regenerate, renew
Narrower terms: gentrify
History
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”).
