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Webster 1913 Edition

Refresh

Re-fresh′

(r?-fr?sh′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Refreshed
(-fr?sht′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Refreshing
.]
[OE.
refreshen
,
refreschen
, OF.
refreschir
(cf. OF.
rafraischir
,
rafreschir
, F.
rafra[GREEK]chir
); pref.
re-
re- +
fres
fresh. F.
frais
. See
Fresh
,
Adj.
]
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.
Shakespeare
2.
To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
The rest
refresh
the scaly snakes that fol[GREEK]
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.

Re-fresh′

,
Noun.
The act of refreshing.
[Obs.]
Daniel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Refresh

REFRESH'

,
Verb.
T.
[See Fresh.]
1.
To cool; to allay heat.
A dew coming after a heat refresheth.
2.
To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue; as, to refresh the body. A man or a beast is refreshed by food and rest. Ex. 23.
3.
To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1Cor. 16.
4.
To improve by new touches any thing impaired.
The rest refresh the scaly snakes.
5.
To revive what is drooping; as, rain refreshes the plants.

REFRESH'

,
Noun.
Act of refreshing. [Not used.]

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