Definition for RE-FRESH'

RE-FRESH', v.t. [Fr. rafraîchir; re and fraîchir, from fraîche, fresh; It. rinfrescare; Sp. and Port. refrescar. See Fresh.]

  1. To cool; to allay heat. A dew coming after a heat refresheth. – Ecclus.
  2. To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue; as, to refresh the body. A man or a beast is refreshed by food and rest. – Exod. xxiii.
  3. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven. For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. – 1 Cor. xvi.
  4. To improve by new touches any thing impaired. The rest refresh the scaly snakes. – Dryden.
  5. To revive what is drooping; as, rain refreshes the plants.

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