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supposed to join in.
refresh v. 1 enliven, renew, revive, freshen (up), resuscitate, bring
back to life, breathe new life into, invigorate, vitalize,
energize, brace, fortify, exhilarate, revitalize, reinvigorate,
reanimate: I felt fully refreshed after a short nap. 2 arouse,
rouse, awaken, waken, reawaken, stimulate, jog, prod, activate:
Would you mind refreshing my memory as to when and where we last
met? 3 fix up, repair, redo, revamp, overhaul, spruce up,
recondition, renovate, refurbish, refurnish; renew, restock,
restore: All the rooms in the hotel have been recently
refreshed. We took the opportunity of the ship's arrival to
refresh our supplies.
refreshing
adj. invigorating, stimulating, bracing, exhilarating, fresh,
inspiriting, fortifying, tonic, like a breath of fresh air,
rejuvenating, enlivening, vitalizing, revitalizing; cooling,
thirst-quenching, slaking: It's refreshing to be around young
people. I would love a cool refreshing glass of beer right now.
refreshment
n. 1 Usually, refreshments. nourishment, nutriment, sustenance,
restorative, food, drink(s), edibles, eatables, bite, snack(s),
titbit(s), Slang grub, eats, chow, nosh: Will they be serving
refreshments after the meeting? 2 stimulation, invigoration,
exhilaration, tonic, rejuvenation, enlivenment, revival,
restoration, renewal, resuscitation, fortification,
reinforcement: The library provides an oasis of mental
refreshment.
refrigerate
v. cool, chill, keep cool or cold or chilled, ice, freeze: The
souffl‚ must be refrigerated for three hours to allow it to set.
refuge n. 1 sanctuary, shelter, haven, asylum, protection, cover,
retreat, harbour, security, safe house, stronghold, citadel,
bolt-hole, hideaway, hide-out, Colloq hidy-hole or hidey-hole:
The abandoned mine served as a refuge from the storm. 2 excuse,
pretext, resort, recourse, ruse, trick, stratagem, subterfuge,
dodge, evasion, expedient: Patriotism is often the last refuge
of a scoundrel.