Complete Definition of "refocillate"

English

Verb
en-verb|refocillat|ing

  1. obsolete To revive or refresh.

#*1761: by sinking into it, quoth Paræus, as into so much butter, the nose was comforted, nourish'd, plump'd up, refresh'd, refocillated, and set a growing for ever. � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. 3 (Penguin 2003, p. 211)
#*1974: �The works,� Enderby said, with refocillated energy. �Ah, yes.� � Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament

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