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 Definitions for refreshing: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (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.
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Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1
Cor. xvi. 18.
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And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.
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2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
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The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol?
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
--Dryden.
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To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a
reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.
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Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;
renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.
Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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refreshing
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: bracing, brisk, energizing, energising,
fresh, refreshful, tonic]
2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most
refreshing sort" [syn: novel]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "refreshing":
analeptic, beneficial, benign, bracing, brisk, cheering,
constitutional, cooling, cordial, corroborant, crisp, crispy,
energizing, enlivening, exhilarating, fortifying, fresh, good,
good for, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy,
hygeian, hygienic, inspiriting, invigorating, refreshful, regaling,
rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, roborant, rousing, salubrious,
salutary, sanitary, stimulating, strengthening, tonic, vitalizing,
wholesome, zestful, zesty
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