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refuge
[ref-yooj]
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)
Archaic., to afford refuge to.
verb (used without object)
Archaic., to take 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 History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of refuge1
Example Sentences
In the mid-20th century, the community was a refuge for Black homeowners who were excluded from other areas by redlining.
Removed from the comforts of home — one of the last elements of consistency in her constantly shifting life — Linda is without proper refuge.
These days, it isn’t a financial meltdown that is drawing people to one of the original market refuges.
Those factors buoyed gold, perhaps the original refuge from market tumult, pushing most-actively traded futures past $3,000 a troy ounce in March for the first time.
Others—even some who had taken refuge overseas—have been stalked and killed by his security agents, human-rights groups allege.
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