re|fresh

re|fresh
re|fresh «rih FREHSH», transitive verb.
1. to make fresh again; renew: »

His bath refreshed him. She refreshed herself with a cup of tea.

SYNONYM(S): freshen, renovate, revive, enliven.
2. to restore to a certain condition by furnishing a fresh supply; replenish: »

He refreshed his memory by a glance at the book. The trappers refreshed their winter food supplies by hunting.

–v.i.
to become fresh again.
[< Old French refrescher < re- again + fresche fresh < Germanic (compare Old High German frisc, Middle High German fresch)]

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