freshen (sb/sth) up
— phrasal verb with freshen /ˈfreʃ.ən/ verbDefinition
› to make someone or something clean and pleasant: Would you like to freshen up after your journey? I'm just going to have a shower to freshen myself up.Cleaning and tidying places and things
(Definition of freshen (sb/sth) up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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