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refect

American

[ri-fekt] / rɪˈfɛkt /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

to refresh, especially with food or drink.

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

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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 Hugh Thomson

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