ref|uge

ref|uge
ref|uge «REHF yooj», noun, verb, -uged, -ug|ing.
–n.
1. shelter or protection from danger or trouble; safety; security: »

The cat took refuge from the dogs in a tree.

2. a place of safety or security.
3. a resort, shift, or expedient in any emergency: »

Figurative. I consider proverbs as the refuge of weak minds (Henry Kingsley).

–v.t.
to give refuge to: »

The political defector was refuged in an embassy.

–v.i.
to give refuge; take refuge: »

Pirates refuged formerly in the Hebrides (A. M. Johnson). Topics range from statistical plant ecology…to refuging (Science News).

╂[< Old French refuge, learned borrowing from Latin refugium < re- back + fugere to flee + -ium place for]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • refuge — ref•uge [[t]ˈrɛf yudʒ[/t]] n. v. uged, ug•ing 1) shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc 2) a place of shelter or protection 3) anything to which one has recourse for aid or escape 4) archaic to afford refuge to 5) archaic to take refuge… …   From formal English to slang

  • Cities of refuge — Refuge Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • House of refuge — Refuge Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Refuge — Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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