Refuge

//ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A state of safety, protection or shelter. countable, uncountable

    "Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge."

  2. 2
    act of turning to for assistance wordnet
  3. 3
    A place providing safety, protection or shelter. countable, uncountable

    "One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier."

  4. 4
    a shelter from danger or hardship wordnet
  5. 5
    Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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  1. 6
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security wordnet
  2. 7
    An expedient to secure protection or defence. countable, uncountable

    "Their latest refuge / Was to send him."

  3. 8
    a safe place wordnet
  4. 9
    A refuge island. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To return to a place of shelter. intransitive

    "Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic."

  2. 2
    To shelter; to protect. obsolete, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.

Etymology 2

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.

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