Refresh
Refresh (r?*fr?sh") , transitive verb
[Old English refreshen, refreschen, Old French refreschir (compare Old French rafraischir, rafreschir, French rafra{not transcribed}chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. French 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.
And labor shall refresh itself with hope.
2.
To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol{not transcribed}
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
Collocations (1)
To refresh the memory , to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
Refresh , noun
The act of refreshing. [Obsolete] — Daniel