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refuge definition

ref·uge (ref′yo̵̅o̅j)

noun

  1. shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc.
  2. a person or thing that gives shelter, help, or comfort
  3. a place of safety; shelter; safe retreat
  4. an expediency or shift; action taken to escape trouble or difficulty

Etymology: OFr < L refugium < refugere, to retreat < re-, back + fugere, to flee: see fugitive

transitive verb refuged -·uged, refuging -·ug·ing

Archaic to give refuge to

intransitive verb

Archaic to take refuge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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