refuge

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/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

safe | temporary | wildlife

mountain

After the earthquake, villagers found safety in a mountain refuge high above the damaged town.

last

When the business failed, their savings became the last refuge during those difficult months.

VERB + REFUGE

take

When the storm began, we took refuge under a large tree nearby.

look for, seek

During the storm, families looked for refuge in the community center downtown.

find

Many people found refuge in the basement when the storm arrived.

give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)

PREP

~ against

The library became a refuge against the noise and chaos of the busy city streets.

~ from

Many people sought refuge from the fighting by moving to safer neighborhoods.

PHRASES

a place of refuge

Definitions

noun

A state of safety, protection or shelter.

Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge.

A place providing safety, protection or shelter.

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.

Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.

An expedient to secure protection or defence.

Their latest refuge / Was to send him.

This is occaſioned by this, that too too often the Teaching of a Grammar School is the ordinary Refuge that deſperate Perſons as to any other Employment in good Learning betake themſelves to; whilﬅ but a few know themſelves ſuited with intellectual and moral Abilities, and fewer have that Encouragement, when they undertake it, their Pains deſerve.

A refuge island.

verb

To return to a place of shelter.

Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.

To shelter; to protect.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — act of turning to for assistance

noun — a shelter from danger or hardship

noun — something or someone turned to for assistance or security

noun — a safe place

safety

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these / Find place or refuge.

Wiktionary

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free

Wiktionary

Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.

Wiktionary

Among these macaques, although activity cycles are quite variable from location to location, refuging is a common characteristic.

Wiktionary

My room is an inviolable refuge.

Tatoeba · #251785

Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

Tatoeba · #275332

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, refuge is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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