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REFRESH DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found


Websters 1828 Dictionary

Refresh REFRESH', v.t. [See Fresh.]
1. To cool; to allay heat.
A dew coming after a heat refresheth.
2. To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue; as, to refresh the body. A man or a beast is refreshed by food and rest. Exo 23.
3. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor 16.
4. To improve by new touches any thing impaired.
The rest refresh the scaly snakes.
5. To revive what is drooping; as, rain refreshes the plants.
REFRESH', n. Act of refreshing. [Not used.]


WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

refresh v 1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [syn: review, brush up, refresh] 2: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: refresh, freshen] 3: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up] 4: make fresh again [syn: refresh, freshen, refreshen] [ant: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary]




English Etymology Dictionary

refresh c.1380, from O.Fr. refrescher, from re- "again" + fresche "fresh," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. frisc "fresh"). Refreshments "food or drink" first attested 1665.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

refresh verb Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo-French refreschir, from re- + fresch fresh — more at fresh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to restore strength and animation to ; revive 2. to freshen up ; renovate 3. a. to restore or maintain by renewing supply ; replenish b. arouse, stimulate <let me refresh your memory> 4. to run water over or restore water to 5. to update or renew (as an image, a display screen, or the contents of a computer memory) especially by sending a new signal intransitive verb 1. to become refreshed 2. to take refreshment 3. to lay in fresh provisions Synonyms: see renewrefresh noun

Oxford English Reference Dictionary

refresh
v.tr.
1 a (of food, rest, amusement, etc.) give fresh spirit or vigour to. b (esp. refl.) revive with food, rest, etc. (refreshed myself with a short sleep).
2 revive or stimulate (the memory), esp. by consulting the source of one's information.
3 make cool.
Etymology: ME f. OF refreschi(e)r f. fres fresche FRESH


Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary

refresh (refreshes, refreshing, refreshed) 1. If something refreshes you when you have become hot, tired, or thirsty, it makes you feel cooler or more energetic. The lotion cools and refreshes the skin... VERB: V nrefreshed He awoke feeling completely refreshed. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 2. If you refresh something old or dull, you make it as good as it was when it was new. Many view these meetings as an occasion to share ideas and refresh friendship... VERB: V n 3. If someone refreshes your memory, they tell you something that you had forgotten. He walked on the opposite side of the street to refresh his memory of the building. VERB: V n 4. If you refresh a web page, you click a button in order to get the most recent version of the page. (COMPUTING) Press the 'reload' button on your web browser to refresh the site and get the most current version. VERB: V n

English Explanatory Dictionary

refresh rɪˈfreʃ v.tr. 1 a (of food, rest, amusement, etc.) give fresh spirit or vigour to. b (esp. refl.) revive with food, rest, etc. (refreshed myself with a short sleep). 2 revive or stimulate (the memory), esp. by consulting the source of one's information. 3 make cool. [ME f. OF refreschi(e)r f. fres fresche FRESH]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Refresh \Re*fresh"\, n. The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms

refresh v. a. 1. Invigorate, reanimate, revive, relieve, recruit, recreate, enliven, freshen, cheer, reinvigorate, give fresh vigor to. 2. Repair, restore, renew, retouch, renovate, freshen up.

English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms)

refresh rɪˈfreʃ v. 1 enliven, renew, revive, freshen (up), resuscitate, bring back to life, breathe new life into, invigorate, vitalize, energize, brace, fortify, exhilarate, revitalize, reinvigorate, reanimate: I felt fully refreshed after a short nap. 2 arouse, rouse, awaken, waken, reawaken, stimulate, jog, prod, activate: Would you mind refreshing my memory as to when and where we last met? 3 fix up, repair, redo, revamp, overhaul, spruce up, recondition, renovate, refurbish, refurnish; renew, restock, restore: All the rooms in the hotel have been recently refreshed. We took the opportunity of the ship's arrival to refresh our supplies.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

131 Moby Thesaurus words for "refresh": activate, aerate, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify, amuse, animate, arouse, awaken, beef up, beguile, brace, brace up, bring back, bring to, brisk, brisken, buck up, buttress, call back, case harden, cheer, chill, chirk up, confirm, convulse, cool, cross-ventilate, delight, divert, energize, enliven, entertain, exhilarate, face-lift, fan, fix up, fortify, fracture one, fresh up, freshen, freshen up, furbish, gird, harden, ice, ice-cool, infrigidate, invigorate, jog, kill, knock dead, loosen up, modernize, nerve, overhaul, oxygenate, oxygenize, perk up, pick up, prod, prop, quicken, raise a laugh, raise a smile, reanimate, recall to life, recharge, recondition, recover, recreate, recruit, redo, refit, refreshen, refrigerate, refurbish, regain, regale, regenerate, reheat the ashes, reinforce, reinspire, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, relax, relight, renew, renovate, repair, restore, restrengthen, resurrect, resuscitate, revamp, revitalize, revive, revivify, rewarm, rouse, set up, shore up, slay, solace, spruce up, steel, stiffen, stimulate, stimulated, stir the embers, strengthen, support, sustain, temper, tickle, titillate, toughen, undergird, update, ventilate, vitalize, vivify, waken, warm over, warm up, wind, winnow, wow


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