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refuge

[ ref-yooj ]

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noun

shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.:
to take refuge from a storm.
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a place of shelter, protection, or safety.
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anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.

verb (used with object)

refuged, refuging.

Archaic. to afford refuge to.

verb (used without object)

refuged, refuging.

Archaic. to take refuge.

refuge

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of refuge¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin refugium, from refug(ere) “to turn and flee, run away” ( re- re- + fugere “to flee”; fugitive ) + -ium -ium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of refuge¹

C14: via Old French from Latin refugium , from refugere to flee away, from re- + fugere to escape

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A cordon remains in place while a refuge centre has been set up at the nearby Farmhouse pub.

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Practices have been a logistical nightmare, with the program finding refuge at several local parks after their on-campus field was damaged in the fires — and officially leveled just this past week.

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However, she says she was refused access to support - including an affordable stay in a refuge - because she was employed and so was not eligible for help.

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They also serve as a legal refuge for California parents who don’t want to vaccinate their children or leave the public school system.

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That includes changing rooms, toilets, women's refuges, single-sex hospital wards and anywhere designated as for one sex only.

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