Hypertext Webster Gateway: "refresh"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

refresh
v 1: refresh one's memory [syn: {review}, {brush up}]
2: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: {freshen}]
3: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after
the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}, {freshen up}]
4: make fresh again [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}] [ant: {tire}]


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