refocillate

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verb

To revive or refresh.

OriginLatin refocillō →
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Meanings

verbrefocillate (third-person singular simple present refocillates, present participle refocillating, simple past and past participle refocillated)

present singular third person refocillates · participle present refocillating · participle past refocillated · past refocillated

  1. obsoleteTo revive or refresh.

    ‘The works,’ Enderby said, with refocillated energy. ‘Ah, yes.’

    1974, Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament
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    by sinking into it, quoth Paræus, as into so much butter, the nose was comforted, nourish'd, plump'd up, refresh'd, refocillated, and set a growing for ever.

    1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 211

Origin

  1. Latinrefocillō
  2. Englishrefocillate

From the Latin refocillō, an alternative form of refocilō.

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APA

refocillate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refocillate

MLA

“refocillate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refocillate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refocillate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refocillate.

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