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To refresh the memory

Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refreshed (-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra?chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.]

  1. 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.
    --Chaucer.

    Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours.
    --1 Cor. xvi. 18.

    And labor shall refresh itself with hope.
    --Shak.

  2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.

    The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol? The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.
    --Dryden.

    To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.

    Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.

Usage examples of "to refresh the memory".

Not caring to refresh the memory of that day, he asked instead, 'Is it far to Edessa?

It gives, in some particulars, a survey of nearly the whole field of African discovery, and in this way will often serve to refresh the memory of the reader.