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refuge

re·fuge

UK/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/ US/ˈrɛfjudʒ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a safe place

  • “He ran to safety”
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2.

something or someone turned to for assistance or security

  • “his only recourse was the police”
  • “took refuge in lying”
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3.
4.

act of turning to for assistance

  • “have recourse to the courts”
  • “an appeal to his uncle was his last resort”
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Origin

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.

Phrases

  • city of refuge
  • harbor of refuge
  • harbour of refuge
  • house of refuge
  • last refuge
  • pedestrian refuge
  • take refuge
  • wildlife refuge

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