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Definition of Refresh
1. Verb. Refresh one's memory. "I reviewed the material before the test"
Generic synonyms: Call Back, Call Up, Recall, Recollect, Remember, Retrieve, Think
Derivative terms: Brushup, Refresher, Review
2. Verb. Make (to feel) fresh. "The performance is likely to refresh Sue"; "The cool water refreshed us"
Specialized synonyms: Air, Air Out, Vent, Ventilate
Generic synonyms: Regenerate, Renew
Derivative terms: Freshener, Refresher, Refreshment
3. Verb. Become or make oneself fresh again. "She freshened up after the tennis game"
Specialized synonyms: Lave, Wash Up
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Refreshment
4. Verb. Make fresh again.
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Also: Freshen Up
Derivative terms: Freshener
Antonyms: Tire
Definition of Refresh
1. v. t. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
2. n. The act of refreshing.
Definition of Refresh
1. Verb. To renew or revitalize. ¹
2. Verb. (computing) To reload a webpage on the internet. ¹
3. Verb. (computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display. ¹
4. Verb. To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc. ¹
5. Noun. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc. ¹
6. Noun. (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Refresh
1. to restore the well-being and vigor of [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Refresh
1. 1. To renew; to cause to recuperate. 2. To perform revivification. Origin: O. Fr. Re-frescher (05 Mar 2000)