refuge
[ ref-yooj ]
/ ˈrɛf yudʒ /
noun
shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.
verb (used with object), ref·uged, ref·ug·ing.
Archaic.
to afford refuge to.
verb (used without object), ref·uged, ref·ug·ing.
Archaic.
to take refuge.
Origin of refuge
SYNONYMS FOR refuge
Words nearby refuge
refringent,
refsum's disease,
reft,
refudiate,
refuel,
refuge,
refugee,
refugee capital,
refugees,
refugium,
refulgent
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British Dictionary definitions for refuge
refuge
/ (ˈrɛfjuːdʒ) /
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
Word Origin for refuge
C14: via Old French from Latin
refugium, from
refugere to flee away, from
re- +
fugere to escape