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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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. Exodus 23.
3. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Corinthians 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) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

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 renew • refresh noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(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 n • refreshed 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

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

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.

Moby Thesaurus

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