Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb refreshen
2 senses of refreshen
Sense 1
freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up -- (become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 2
refresh, freshen, refreshen -- (make fresh again)
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")