English → Latin
“refresh” in Latin
reficiōto make again, make anew; remake, renew, rebuild, reconstruct; to restore, repair, fix, refit; to reappoint, re-electrecreōto create again or anew, restore, recreate; to revive, refresh, invigorate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
refresh
reficere (to restore lost strength): recreare (to give fresh life and spirits). (The words are found in this connection and order.) reficere et recreare; recreare et reficere. To refresh anybody with food, cibo juvare aliquem; with food and drink, cibo ac potione firmare aliquem: to refresh one’s self, se reficere, se recreare; corpus curare (with food and sleep; Curt., 3, 8, 22). To refresh one’s self by anything, aliqua re refici, se reficere, or vires reficere (e.g., by victuals and drink, etc.): aliqua re delectari (of the body or of the mind): aliqua re recreari (of the mind): animo relaxari; animi remissionem quaerere: to refresh one’s memory in anything, grata memoria renovare aliquid: to refresh the courage of soldiers, ardorem militum, qui resederat, excitare rursus renovareque (Liv., 26, 19).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for refresh?
- The usual Latin words for “refresh” are reficiō, recreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.