refresh

Refresh is defined as to cool off, enliven, restore or make someone feel energized.

(verb)

An example of refresh is taking a cool bath on a very hot day.
An example of refresh is having an afternoon nap.
An example of refresh is to renew the image on a computer screen.
An example of refresh is to trigger a memory by looking at a picture; refresh a memory.

See refresh in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make fresh by cooling, wetting, etc.: rains refreshing parched plants
to make (another or oneself) feel cooler, stronger, more energetic, etc. than before, as by food, drink, or sleep
to replenish, as by new supplies; renew
to revive or stimulate (the memory, etc.)

Origin: ME refreschen < OFr refrescher: see re- & fresh

intransitive verb

Related Forms:

See refresh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es

verb, transitive

To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to.
To give new freshness or brightness to; restore.
To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up.
To renew by stimulation: refresh one's memory.
To fill up again; replenish: refresh a drink.
Computer Science
a. To renew (the image on a display screen) by renewing the flow of electrons from the cathode-ray tube: The faster a monitor refreshes images, the less it flickers.
b. To maintain (data in a dynamic RAM) by sending a new electric pulse to recharge the chips.