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refreshen, v.|riː-, rɪˈfrɛʃ(ə)n|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To make fresh again; to restore to freshness.
1782Sir J. Reynolds Notes Mason's tr. Dufresnoy xxviii, In order to keep the mind in repair, it is necessary to replace and refreshen those impressions of nature which are continually wearing away. 1801Lusignan III. 52 He..felt the breath of Heaven descend to refreshen his feverish brain. 1882Fraser's Mag. XXVI. 203 You may refreshen your eyes and quicken your thoughts.
Hence reˈfreshened, reˈfreshening ppl. adjs.
1790A. Wilson Poems & Lit. Prose (1876) II. 204 Exulting with refreshened glee. 1829Landor Imag. Conv., Penn & Ld. Peterborough, The refreshening sweetness of well-ripened society. 1865Pall Mall G. 13 July 11/2 The list of refreshened pictures is given in the appendix. |