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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 1.6 [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}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
refresh
1. {DRAM refresh}.
2. {screen refresh}.
(1998-10-19)
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