| Main Entry: | freshen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make like new; revitalize |
Synonyms: |
activate, air, cleanse, enliven, invigorate, purify, refresh, restore, revive, rouse, spruce up, sweeten, titivate, ventilate |
Antonyms: |
overuse |
| Main Entry: | fumigate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disinfect, ventilate |
Synonyms: |
air out, antisepticize, circulate, decontaminate, deodorize, fan, freshen, purify, sanitize, sterilize, vaporize |
| Main Entry: | invigorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stimulate |
Synonyms: |
activate, animate, brace, buck up, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, galvanize, harden, inspirit, liven up, nerve, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rally, refresh, reinforce, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, rouse, snap up, stir, strengthen, trigger, turn on, vitalize, vivify, zap |
Antonyms: |
bore, depress, dishearten, dull, enervate |
| Main Entry: | refresh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make like new; give new life |
Synonyms: |
brace, breathe new life into, bring around, brush up, cheer, cool, enliven, exhilarate, freshen, inspirit, jog, modernize, prod, prompt, quicken, reanimate, recreate, regain, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renovate, repair, replenish, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify, stimulate, update, vivify |
Antonyms: |
damage, ruin |
| Main Entry: | renew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start over; refurbish |
Synonyms: |
begin again, brace, breathe new life into, bring up to date, continue, exhilarate, extend, fix up, freshen, gentrify, go over, mend, modernize, overhaul, prolong, reaffirm, reawaken, recommence, recondition, recreate, reestablish, refit, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, reopen, repair, repeat, replace, replenish, restate, restock, restore, resume, resuscitate, retread, revitalize, revive, spruce, stimulate, transform |
Antonyms: |
finish, halt, kill, stop |
| Main Entry: | sanitize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sterilize |
Synonyms: |
antisepticize, clean, decontaminate, disinfect, freshen, fumigate, make sanitary, purify |
| Main Entry: | wake/waken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, stimulate |
Synonyms: |
activate, animate, arouse, awaken, challenge, enliven, fire, fire up, freshen, galvanize, grasp, jazz up, key up, kindle, notice, pep up, provoke, quicken, rally, renew, rouse, see, steam up, stir up, switch on, understand, whet, zip up |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | aerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give air |
Synonyms: |
aerify, charge, freshen, inflate, oxygenate, ventilate |
| Main Entry: | re-create |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renew |
Synonyms: |
begin again, brace, breathe new life into, bring up to date, continue, exhilarate, extend, fix up, freshen, furbish, gentrify, give a new look to, go over, mend, modernize, overhaul, prolong, reaffirm, reawaken, recommence, recondition, recreate, reestablish, refit, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, reopen, repair, repeat, replace, replenish, restate, restock, restore, resume, resuscitate, retread, revamp, revitalize, revive, spruce, stimulate, transform |
| Main Entry: | recondition |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renew |
Synonyms: |
begin again, brace, breathe new life into, bring up to date, continue, exhilarate, extend, fix up, freshen, furbish, gentrify, give a new look to, go over, mend, modernize, overhaul, prolong, re-create, reaffirm, reawaken, recommence, recreate, reestablish, refit, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, reopen, repair, repeat, replace, replenish, restate, restock, restore, resume, resuscitate, retread, revamp, revitalize, revive, spruce, stimulate, transform |