REFUGE


Meaning of REFUGE in English

I. ˈre-(ˌ)fyüj also -(ˌ)fyüzh noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin refugium, from refugere to escape, from re- + fugere to flee — more at fugitive

Date: 14th century

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

II. verb

( ref·uged ; ref·ug·ing )

Date: 1594

transitive verb

: to give refuge to

intransitive verb

: to seek or take refuge

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.