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re⋅fresh
[ri-fresh]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively). |
| 2. | to stimulate (the memory). |
| 3. | to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, the mind, spirits, etc.). |
| 4. | to freshen in appearance, color, etc., as by a restorative. |
| 5. | Computers.
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–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to take refreshment, esp. food or drink. |
| 7. | to become fresh or vigorous again; revive. |
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Refresh
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.Refresh
Re*fresh"\, n. The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.
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Language Translation for : refresh
Spanish:
refrescar,
German:
erfrischen,
Japanese:
元気にする
refresh
c.1374, from O.Fr. refrescher (12c.; Fr. rafraîchir), from re- "again" + fresche "fresh" (Mod.Fr. frais), from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. frisc "fresh," see fresh). Mental or spiritual sense of refreshing is attested from 1697. Refreshments "food or drink" first attested 1665.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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refresh re·fresh (rĭ-frěsh')
v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es
- To cause to recuperate; revive.
- To renew by stimulation.
- To pare or scrape the edges of a wound to promote healing.
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refresh
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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