About The Word Refresh
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Refresh
| Refresh Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Refresh?
[v] make fresh again
[v] become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [v] make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [v] refresh one's memory Synonyms | Synonyms for Refresh: brush up | freshen | freshen | refreshen | review Related Terms | Find terms related to Refresh: See Also | air | air out | alter | call back | call up | change | freshen up | hash over | lave | recall | recollect | refresh | regenerate | rehash | remember | renew | retrieve | think | vent | ventilate | wash up Refresh In Webster's Dictionary \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed}
(-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen,
refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir,
F. rafra?chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See
{Fresh}, a.]
1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit,
animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or
depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to
reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
--Chaucer.
Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1
Cor. xvi. 18.
And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.
2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol? The
shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. --Dryden.
{To refresh the memory}, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a
reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;
renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.
\Re*fresh"\, n. The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel. |
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