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- [ri-fresh]
- /rɪˈfrɛʃ/
- /rɪˈfreʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-fresh]
- /rɪˈfrɛʃ/
Definitions of refresh word
- verb with object refresh to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively). 1
- verb with object refresh to stimulate (the memory). 1
- verb with object refresh to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, the mind, spirits, etc.). 1
- verb with object refresh to freshen in appearance, color, etc., as by a restorative. 1
- verb with object refresh Computers. to access (the most recent version of a web page) from the Internet instead of from the cache: I refreshed the page to see the current stock price before executing my online trade. to display (an image) repeatedly, as on a CRT, in order to prevent fading. to read and write (the contents of dynamic storage) at intervals in order to avoid loss of data. 1
- verb without object refresh to take refreshment, especially food or drink. 1
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Origin of refresh
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English refreschen < Middle French refreschir, Old French. See re-, fresh
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Parts of speech for Refresh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
refresh popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
refresh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for refresh
adj refresh
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
verb refresh
- aerified — to aerate.
- aerify — to change or cause to change into a gas
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
adjective refresh
- activating — Present participle of activate.
- energising — Present participle of energise.
- energizing — Present participle of energize.
Antonyms for refresh
verb refresh
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
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