KJV Dictionary Definition: refresh

refresh

REFRESH', v.t. See Fresh.

1. To cool; to allay heat.

A dew coming after a heat refresheth.

2. To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue; as, to refresh the body. A man or a beast is refreshed by food and rest. Ex. 23.

3. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1Cor. 16.

4. To improve by new touches any thing impaired.

The rest refresh the scaly snakes.

5. To revive what is drooping; as, rain refreshes the plants.

REFRESH', n. Act of refreshing. Not used.

refreshed

REFRESH'ED, pp. Cooled; invigorated; revived; cheered.

refresher

REFRESH'ER, n. He or that which refreshes, revives or invigorates.

refreshing

REFRESH'ING, ppr. or a. Cooling; invigorating; reviving; reanimating.

REFRESH'ING, n. Refreshment; relief after fatigue or suffering.

refreshment

REFRESH'MENT, n.

1. Act of refreshing; or new strength or vigor received after fatigue; relief after suffering; applied to the body.

2. New life or animation after depression; applied to the mind or spirits.

3. That which gives fresh strength or vigor, as food or rest.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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