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refuge

[ref-yooj]

noun

  1. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc..

    to take refuge from a storm.

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  2. a place of shelter, protection, or safety.

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  3. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.



verb (used with object)

refuged, refuging 
  1. Archaic.to afford refuge to.

verb (used without object)

refuged, refuging 
  1. Archaic.to take refuge.

refuge

/ ˈɛː /

noun

  1. shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger

  2. any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief

    accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying

  3. another name for traffic island

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaicto take refuge or give refuge to

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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Blue Creek holds cultural and spiritual significance for the Yurok, and its cold, clear waters provide a refuge for salmon.

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He rejected any insinuation that Lyons identified the leisure centre being used as a place where vulnerable people were being given refuge.

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Mr Wood said Mr Masum later sent another photograph, depicting the refuge where she was staying, with the words, "I know that you are living in this place."

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At first he has no idea where he’s going, but, impulsively pitching his cell phone out the window, he steers his car toward the cabin, where he’ll take permanent refuge.

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That would go against what the show sought to be from the start, which is a refuge, however temporary, from the world’s anger and confusion.

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