refresh Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb refresh one's memory
brush up; review.
- I reviewed the material before the test
verb make (to feel) fresh
freshen.
- The cool water refreshed us
verb become or make oneself fresh again
freshen; refreshen; freshen up.
- She freshened up after the tennis game
verb make fresh again
freshen; refreshen.

OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafrachir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.

imperfect & past participle Refreshed present participle & verbal noun Refreshing

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.
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.
Syn. -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.