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Pronunciation : Re*fresh" (r*frsh")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.]
Definition : 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 folDryden. 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Refreshed (-frsht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*fresh"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of refreshing. [Obs.] Daniel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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