freshen

To become fresh.

(of wind) To become stronger.

(of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.

To make fresh.

To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).

To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.

“to freshen water, fish, or flesh”

To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.

“to freshen a hawse”

To top up (a drink).

To top up (primer) in a firearm.