REFUGE Definition & Meaning

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refuge

[ ref-yooj ]

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noun

shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.:
to take refuge from a storm.
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a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
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anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.

verb (used with object)

refuged, refuging.

Archaic. to afford refuge to.

verb (used without object)

refuged, refuging.

Archaic. to take refuge.

refuge

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noun

shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger
any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief
accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying
another name for traffic island

verb

archaic.
to take refuge or give refuge to

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of refuge¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin refugium, from refug(ere) “to turn and flee, run away” ( re- re- + fugere “to flee”; fugitive ) + -ium -ium

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of refuge¹

C14: via Old French from Latin refugium , from refugere to flee away, from re- + fugere to escape

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This odd couple encounters refuge with a New Mexico farming commune and the usual flat excess in Las Vegas.

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Others took refuge in the valleys among nomadic goat and camel herders, they told the BBC.

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Many Ukrainian families have taken refuge in Estonia.

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For the rudderless and lost, whether due to ineptitude or deep grief, the office can be an orderly refuge.

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The runaway princess befriended not seven dwarfs but 13 giants, 17 thieves or 40 dragons when she sought refuge in Spain, Belgium or Algeria.

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