FRESHEN UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Become or make oneself fresh again

Example:

She freshened up after the tennis game

Synonyms:

freshen; freshen up; refresh; refreshen

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "freshen up" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "freshen up"):

lave; wash up (wash one's face and hands)

Sentence frames:

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Meaning:

Make brighter and prettier

Example:

My wife wants us to renovate

Synonyms:

freshen up; refurbish; renovate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "freshen up" is one way to...):

regenerate; renew (reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "freshen up"):

gentrify (renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations)

Sentence frame:

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