Freshen Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The hotel room was completely transformed to freshen up the atmosphere for the royal guests.
- You could really freshen up the entire living room with just a few simple paint jobs and new curtains.
- Now that we have more space, let's freshen up this area to create a beautiful courtyard garden.
- We decided to freshen up the dining hall with some vibrant artwork and new furniture.
- The neighborhood association plans to freshen up the local park by adding more trees and installing modern playground equipment.
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Meaning 2
Become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- After a long day of work, he freshened up before heading out to the party.
- She will freshen up in the hotel room before the conference starts.
- He asked for a short break to freshen up before resuming the presentation.
- During intermission, the actress quickly freshened up in her dressing room.
- To prepare for the meeting, she took some time to freshen up in the restroom.