refresh

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Refreshed p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing. ] [ OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra&unr_;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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor. xvi. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

And labor shall refresh itself with hope. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol&unr_;
The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of refreshing. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, refreshes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ten guineas a day is the highest refresher which a counsel can charge. London Truth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of power to refresh; refreshing. -- Re*fresh"ful*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Reviving; reanimating. -- Re*fresh"ing*ly, adv. -- Re*fresh"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]