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refreshed

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re·fresh  (r-frsh)
v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es
v.tr.
1. To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to.
2. To give new freshness or brightness to; restore.
3. To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up.
4. To renew by stimulation: refresh one's memory.
5. To fill up again; replenish: refresh a drink.
6. Computer Science
a. To renew (the image on a display screen) by renewing the flow of electrons from the cathode-ray tube: The faster a monitor refreshes images, the less it flickers.
b. To maintain (data in a dynamic RAM) by sending a new electric pulse to recharge the chips.
v.intr.
1. To take refreshment.
2. To become fresh again; revive.

[Middle English refresshen, from Old French refreschir : re-, re- + fres, fresche, fresh (of Germanic origin).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.refreshed - with restored energy
rested - not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation"
Translations
refreshed [rɪˈfrɛʃt] adj [person] → revigoré(e)
refresher course [rɪˈfrɛʃərkɔːrs] n (British)cours m de recyclage


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"With pleasure," said the Bull, "as soon as you have refreshed yourself a little for the journey.
I can lay my hand on my heart, and declare that every page has charmed, refreshed, delighted me.
Heavy dew fell and drenched the moor like rain; and this refreshed me for a while.
 
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