Main Entry: re·fresh

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈfresh\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo-French refreschir, from re- + fresch fresh — more at fresh

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to restore strength and animation to : revive
2 : to freshen up : renovate
3 a : to restore or maintain by renewing supply : replenish b : arouse, stimulate <let me refresh your memory>
4 : to run water over or restore water to
5 : to update or renew (as an image, a display screen, or the contents of a computer memory) especially by sending a new signalintransitive verb 1 : to become refreshed
2 : to take refreshment
3 : to lay in fresh provisions

synonyms see renew

— refresh noun