Sekirov Dictionary

refuge

/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/

noun 6
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

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A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge. — 1667
A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
•
Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
- Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world. — 2011
•
An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- Their latest refuge / Was to send him. — 1608
A refuge island.
A kind of daily prayer or recitation.

verb2

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To return to a place of shelter.
- Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic. — 2011
(no longer used) To shelter; to protect.

forms

refuged · refuging · refuges

Phrases with refuge

take refuge
To shelter; to hole up.

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