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. Exo 23.
3. To revive; to reanimate after depression; to cheer; to enliven.
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. 1 Cor 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.]