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单词 refect
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Definition of refect in English:

refect

verb rɪˈfɛkt
  • 1with object To refresh (another, oneself), especially with food or drink; to restore from weariness or fatigue. Now rare (archaic and humorous in later use).

  • 2no object And with object. Of an animal (especially a rabbit or hare): to ingest (its own freshly passed and partially digested faeces) for redigestion.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Hary (c1440–c1492), poet. From classical Latin refect-, past participial stem of reficere to restore, repair, to renew, to revive, to refresh, in later use after refection. Compare earlier refect and also refete.

 
 

Definition of refect in US English:

refect

verbrɪˈfɛkt
  • 1with object To refresh (another, oneself), especially with food or drink; to restore from weariness or fatigue. Now rare (archaic and humorous in later use).

  • 2no object And with object. Of an animal (especially a rabbit or hare): to ingest (its own freshly passed and partially digested faeces) for redigestion.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Hary (c1440–c1492), poet. From classical Latin refect-, past participial stem of reficere to restore, repair, to renew, to revive, to refresh, in later use after refection. Compare earlier refect and also refete.

 
 
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