Refresh

10 definitions retrieved

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.
[1913 Webster]

Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1
Cor. xvi. 18.
[1913 Webster]

And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
[1913 Webster]

The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol?
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a
reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;
renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.
[1913 Webster]
Refresh \Re*fresh"\, n.
The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.
[1913 Webster]

refresh
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]

refresh

1. DRAM refresh.

2. screen refresh.

(1998-10-19)

refresh [rifreʃ]
rafraîchir

refresh [rifreʃ]
laven; opfrissen; opknappen; verfrissen; verversen

refresh [rifreʃ]
avivar, refrescar

refresh

auffrischen
refresh

erfrischen

131 Moby Thesaurus words for "refresh":
activate, aerate, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify,
amuse, animate, arouse, awaken, beef up, beguile, brace, brace up,
bring back, bring to, brisk, brisken, buck up, buttress, call back,
case harden, cheer, chill, chirk up, confirm, convulse, cool,
cross-ventilate, delight, divert, energize, enliven, entertain,
exhilarate, face-lift, fan, fix up, fortify, fracture one,
fresh up, freshen, freshen up, furbish, gird, harden, ice,
ice-cool, infrigidate, invigorate, jog, kill, knock dead,
loosen up, modernize, nerve, overhaul, oxygenate, oxygenize,
perk up, pick up, prod, prop, quicken, raise a laugh,
raise a smile, reanimate, recall to life, recharge, recondition,
recover, recreate, recruit, redo, refit, refreshen, refrigerate,
refurbish, regain, regale, regenerate, reheat the ashes, reinforce,
reinspire, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, relax, relight,
renew, renovate, repair, restore, restrengthen, resurrect,
resuscitate, revamp, revitalize, revive, revivify, rewarm, rouse,
set up, shore up, slay, solace, spruce up, steel, stiffen,
stimulate, stimulated, stir the embers, strengthen, support,
sustain, temper, tickle, titillate, toughen, undergird, update,
ventilate, vitalize, vivify, waken, warm over, warm up, wind,
winnow, wow

Refresh related

top

Popular Words
Webster Dictionary, Online Dictionary, Spanish Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Internet Dictonary, Web Dictionary, Dictionary Websters Online, Dream Dictionary, English - Spanish Dictionary, Urban Dictionary, Translate English To Spanish, Translate Germany,

Copyrights:
Gcide, Gazetteer, en-de, Devil's D., Freedict: GNU General Public License 2 or later
FOLDOC, VERA: GNU General Public License 1.1 or later
Moby-thesaurus, Jargon, Hitchcock, Bouvier, Elements, Easton: Public Domain
WordNet: Princeton University

Type your search term into the input field and press the 'Search' button!

Professional Link Trading | Links | Contact | Disclaimer | Imprint