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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Refresh \Re*fresh"\, noun The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), verb (used with an object) [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}, adjective]
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) 2.0 [wn]:
refresh
verb
1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
refresh
1. {DRAM refresh}. 2. {screen refresh}. (1998-10-19)
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