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English

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
  2. Serving to refresh.


Derived terms


Translations

Noun

  1. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
  2. That which gives refreshment.


Verb

refreshing


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1
Cor. xvi. 18.
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And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.
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2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
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The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol?
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
--Dryden.
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To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a
reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
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Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;
renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. --
Re*fresh"ing*ness, n.
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WordNet refreshing
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: bracing, brisk, energizing, energising,
fresh, refreshful, tonic]
2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most
refreshing sort" [syn: novel]
Moby Dictionary
analeptic , beneficial , benign , bracing , brisk , cheering ,
constitutional , cooling , cordial , corroborant , crisp , crispy ,
energizing , enlivening , exhilarating , fortifying , fresh , good ,
good for , health-enhancing , health-preserving , healthful , healthy ,
hygeian , hygienic , inspiriting , invigorating , refreshful , regaling ,
rejuvenating , restorative , reviving , roborant , rousing , salubrious ,
salutary , sanitary , stimulating , strengthening , tonic , vitalizing ,
wholesome , zestful , zesty


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