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Refresh
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The act of refreshing. [Obs.] Daniel.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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 folDryden. To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
Synonyms: cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.