refect
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of refect
1425–75; late Middle English; < Latin refectus, past participle of reficere to make again, renew, equivalent to re- re- + -fec-, combining form of facere to make, do 1 + -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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But the Stratton successes also refect a high degree of practical political ability.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He had the nickname of Dog-Smyth, because he kept no house, but dined at friends' houses, and then desired a bit for his dog, which was to refect himself."
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
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