Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Refresh \Re*fresh"\, n.
   The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.

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.

Source : WordNet®

refresh
     v 1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the
          test" [syn: {review}, {brush up}]
     2: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: {freshen}]
     3: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after
        the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}, {freshen up}]
     4: make fresh again [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}] [ant: {tire}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

refresh
     
        1.  {DRAM refresh}.
     
        2.  {screen refresh}.
     
        (1998-10-19)