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re⋅fresh⋅ing

  [ri-fresh-ing]
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–adjective
1. having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
2. pleasingly fresh or different: a refreshing lack of pretense.
Origin:
1570–80; refresh + -ing 2

Related forms:
re⋅fresh⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
re⋅fresh⋅ing⋅ness, noun

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.
a. to display (an image) repeatedly, as on a CRT, in order to prevent fading.
b. to read and write (the contents of dynamic storage) at intervals in order to avoid loss of data.
–verb (used without object)
6. to take refreshment, esp. food or drink.
7. to become fresh or vigorous again; revive.
Origin:
1325–75; ME refreschen < MF refreschir, OF. See re-, fresh

Related forms:
re⋅fresh⋅ful, adjective
re⋅fresh⋅ful⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. revive. 3. freshen, enliven, reanimate. 4. restore, repair, renovate, renew, retouch.

Antonyms:
3. dispirit, discourage.
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re·fresh   (rĭ-frěsh')   
v.   re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es

v.   tr.
  1. To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to.
  2. To give new freshness or brightness to; restore.
  3. To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up.
  4. To renew by stimulation: refresh one's memory.
  5. To fill up again; replenish: refresh a drink.
  6. Computer Science
    1. To renew (the image on a display screen) by renewing the flow of electrons from the cathode-ray tube: The faster a monitor refreshes images, the less it flickers.
    2. To maintain (data in a dynamic RAM) by sending a new electric pulse to recharge the chips.
v.   intr.
  1. To take refreshment.
  2. To become fresh again; revive.

[Middle English refresshen, from Old French refreschir : re-, re- + fres, fresche, fresh (of Germanic origin).]
re·fresh·ing   (rĭ-frěsh'ĭng)   
adj.  
  1. Serving to refresh.
  2. Pleasantly fresh and different: "common sense of a most refreshing sort" (William Raspberry).
re·fresh'ing·ly adv.
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Refreshing

Re*fresh"ing\, a. Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. -- Re*fresh"ing*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : refreshing
Spanish: refrescante,
German: erfrischend,
Japanese: さわやかな
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