refresh
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.)
intransitive verb
- to become fresh again; revive
- to take refreshment, as food or drink
- to lay in fresh supplies
See refresh in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-frĕshˈ)
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.
verb, intransitive- To take refreshment.
- To become fresh again; revive.
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