[ref.uge] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L refugium, fr. refugere to escape, fr. re- + fugere to flee--more at fugitive] (14c) 1: shelter or protection from danger or distress
2: a place that provides shelter or protection
3: something to which one has recourse in difficulty
[2]refuge vb ref.uged ; ref.ug.ing vt (1594): to give refuge to ~ vi: to seek or take refuge