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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 mindChaucer.
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
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
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.
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.
Definition 2024
refresh
refresh
English
Verb
refresh (third-person singular simple present refreshes, present participle refreshing, simple past and past participle refreshed)
- To renew or revitalize.
- Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- (computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
- 2007, Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
- She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
- 2007, Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
- (computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
- 2007, Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
- You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment […]
- 2007, Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
Translations
to renew or revitalize
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to reload a document
computing: to cause to refresh a display
to perform periodic energizing
Anagrams
Noun
refresh (plural refreshes)
- The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
Translations
update of a display
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