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32 Verbs That Start With REF

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
reface (verb) put a new facing on (a garment)
(verb) provide with a new facing
refashion (verb) make new Synonyms: make over, redo, remake
refer (verb) think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
(verb) have as a meaning Synonyms: denote
(verb) make reference to Synonyms: advert, bring up, cite, mention, name
(verb) use a name to designate
(verb) seek information from Synonyms: consult, look up
(verb) send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
(verb) be relevant to Synonyms: bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, relate, touch, touch on
referee (verb) evaluate professionally a colleague's work Synonyms: peer review
(verb) be a referee or umpire in a sports competition Synonyms: umpire
reference (verb) refer to Synonyms: cite
refill (verb) fill something that had previously been emptied Synonyms: fill again, replenish
refinance (verb) renew the financing of
refine (verb) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities Synonyms: rectify
(verb) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing Synonyms: down, fine-tune, polish
(verb) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
(verb) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
(verb) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer Synonyms: complicate, elaborate, rarify
refinish (verb) give a new surface
refit (verb) fit out again
reflate (verb) become inflated again
(verb) inflate again
(verb) raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
(verb) experience reflation
reflect (verb) reflect deeply on a subject Synonyms: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think over
(verb) give evidence of the quality of
(verb) give evidence of a certain behavior
(verb) to throw or bend back (from a surface) Synonyms: reverberate
(verb) manifest or bring back
(verb) show an image of
(verb) be bright by reflecting or casting light Synonyms: shine
reflectorise (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals Synonyms: reflectorize
reflectorize (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals Synonyms: reflectorise
refloat (verb) set afloat again
refocus (verb) put again into focus or focus more sharply
(verb) focus anew
(verb) focus once again
reforest (verb) forest anew
reforge (verb) cast or model anew Synonyms: recast, remodel
reform (verb) make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
(verb) break up the molecules of
(verb) produce by cracking
(verb) change for the better Synonyms: see the light, straighten out
(verb) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one Synonyms: reclaim, rectify, regenerate
(verb) improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
reformulate (verb) formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis Synonyms: redevelop
refract (verb) determine the refracting power of (a lens)
(verb) subject to refraction
refracture (verb) break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way
refrain (verb) choose not to consume Synonyms: abstain, desist
(verb) resist doing something Synonyms: forbear
refresh (verb) make fresh again Synonyms: freshen, refreshen
(verb) become or make oneself fresh again Synonyms: freshen, freshen up, refreshen
(verb) make (to feel) fresh Synonyms: freshen
(verb) refresh one's memory Synonyms: brush up, review
refreshen (verb) become or make oneself fresh again Synonyms: freshen, freshen up, refresh
(verb) make fresh again Synonyms: freshen, refresh
refrigerate (verb) cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
(verb) preserve by chilling
refuel (verb) take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car
(verb) provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
refund (verb) pay back Synonyms: give back, repay, return
refurbish (verb) make brighter and prettier Synonyms: freshen up, renovate
refurnish (verb) furnish with new or different furniture
refuse (verb) show unwillingness towards Synonyms: decline
(verb) not accept as true Synonyms: decline, pass up, reject, turn down
(verb) refuse to let have Synonyms: deny
(verb) refuse entrance or membership Synonyms: reject, turn away, turn down
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way Synonyms: defy, resist
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ Synonyms: reject, resist
refute (verb) prove to be false or incorrect Synonyms: controvert, rebut
(verb) overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof Synonyms: rebut

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