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English Dictionary: refresh	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refresh v refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" Synonym(s): review, brush up, refresh make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" Synonym(s): refresh, freshen become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" Synonym(s): freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up make fresh again Synonym(s): refresh, freshen, refreshen Antonym(s): fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refresh \Refresh"\ (r?fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed} (-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra[?]chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. 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. --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 fol[?] The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. --Dryden. {To refresh the memory}, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refresh \Re*fresh"\, n. The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
refresh 1. {DRAM refresh}. 2. {screen refresh}. (1998-10-19)