freshen vs lave

freshen and lave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freshen	No	No	Yes	No
lave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lave is a hyponym of freshen; that is, lave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than freshen:

Other hyponyms of freshen include wash up.

freshen (verb)	lave (verb)
make fresh again	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
become or make oneself fresh again	wash one's face and hands
make (to feel) fresh	wash or flow against