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1. (n.) refuge
shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.
2. refuge
a place of shelter or protection.
3. refuge
anything to which one has recourse for aid or escape.
4. (v.t.) refuge
Archaic. to afford refuge to.
5. (v.i.) refuge
Archaic. to take refuge.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF < L refugium <refug(ere) to turn and flee, run away)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) safety, refuge
a safe place
"He ran to safety"
2. (noun) recourse, refuge, resort
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
3. (noun) refuge, sanctuary, asylum
a shelter from danger or hardship
4. (noun) recourse, resort, refuge
act of turning to for assistance
"have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
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1. (noun) refuge
safety, or a safe place
a refuge for victims of domestic abuse; They found refuge at a convent.
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| Definition of 'refuge' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) refuge
shelter or protection from danger or distress
2. (noun) refuge
that which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy
3. (noun) refuge
an expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance
4. (verb) refuge
to shelter; to protect
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Sense: (a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc
The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.
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 Afrikaans: skuiling |
 Arabic: مَلْجأ |
 Bulgarian: подслон |
 Brazilian: refúgio |
 Czech: úkryt, útočiště |
 German: die Zuflucht |
 Danish: tilflugt |
 Greek: καταφύγιο, άσυλο |
 Spanish: refugio |
 Estonian: varjupaik |
 Farsi: پناه گاه پناه |
 Finnish: suoja |
 French: refuge |
 Hebrew: מַחסֶה |
 Hindi: शरण |
 Croatian: utočište, sklonište |
 Hungarian: menedék |
 Indonesian: perlindungan |
 Icelandic: skÿli, athvarf |
 Italian: rifugio |
 Japanese: 避難 |
 Korean: 피난처 |
 Lithuanian: prieglobstis, prieglauda |
 Latvian: glābiņš; patvērums |
 Malay: perlindungan |
 Dutch: schuilplaats |
 Norwegian: ly, tilflukt; asyl |
 Polish: schronienie |
 Persian: پناه گاه پناه |
 Pashto: سيب (سيو)، پناه ګاه، امن |
 Portuguese: refúgio |
 Romanian: refugiu; adăpost |
 Russian: убежище |
 Slovak: úkryt, útočisko |
 Slovenian: zatočišče |
 Serbian: utočište |
 Swedish: skydd, fristad |
 Thai: ที่หลบภัย |
 Turkish: sığınak, barınak |
 Taiwanese: 避難(所) |
 Ukrainian: притулок, сховище |
 Urdu: پناہ گاہ |
 Vietnamese: nơi ẩn náu |
 Chinese: 避难（所） |
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