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refresh

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: refresh

1
v
make fresh again
2
v
refresh one's memory
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: refresh
1

v make fresh again

Synonyms:
freshen, refreshen
Antonyms:
fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make (to feel) fresh

“The cool water refreshed us”
Synonyms:
freshen
Types:
air, air out, vent, ventilate
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
Type of:
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

v become or make oneself fresh again

Synonyms:
freshen, freshen up, refreshen
Types:
lave, wash up
wash one's face and hands
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
2

v refresh one's memory

Synonyms:
brush up, review
Type of:
call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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