v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' fresh
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo-French refreschir, from re- + fresch fresh ― more at FRESH
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to restore strength and animation to : REVIVE
2 : to freshen up : RENOVATE
3 a : to restore or maintain by renewing supply : REPLENISH b : AROUSE , STIMULATE <let me refresh your memory>
4 : to run water over or restore water to
5 : to update or renew (as an image, a display screen, or the contents of a computer memory) especially by sending a new signal
intransitive verb
1 : to become refreshed
2 : to take refreshment
3 : to lay in fresh provisions
synonyms see RENEW
– refresh noun