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refreshen

verb
re·​fresh·​en | \ ri-ˈfre-shÉ™n How to pronounce refreshen (audio) , ËŒrÄ“-\
refreshened; refreshening; refreshens

Definition of refreshen

transitive verb

: refresh
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Examples of refreshen in a Sentence

refreshened the wilting flowers by cutting the stems again and putting them in a vase with water

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 America has yet to take stock of what happened in 2016 and the strange circumstances that made the frequently loutish Mr. Trump an instrument for refreshening our political culture. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "America Has Yet to Make Sense of Trump," 19 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of refreshen

1782, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for refreshen

re- + freshen

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