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   refuge

   /ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty: "he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy"
   • ▪ a place or situation providing safety or shelter: "the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world" Similar shelterprotectionsafetysecurityasylumsanctuarypreservationsafe keepingsanctuaryplace of sheltershelterplace of safetyhavensafe havensanctumsafe househarbourport in a stormarkretreatboltholefoxholehiding placehideawayhideoutfastnessquerencia
   • ▪ an institution providing safe accommodation for women who have suffered violence from a spouse or partner.
   • ▪ a traffic island.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   The meaning of REFUGE is shelter or protection from danger or distress. How to use refuge in a sentence. Finding Refuge

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   REFUGE definition: 1. (a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: 2. (a place…. Learn more.

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   noun. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm. Synonyms: safety, security. a place of shelter, protection, or safety. Synonyms: stronghold, haven, sanctuary, retreat, asylum. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.

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   REFUGE meaning: 1. (a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.: 2. (a place…. Learn more.

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   A refuge is a safe place, such as a building or even another country, as in "they sought refuge from the war by leaving their homeland," or it is a simple, personal place of comfort — like a friend's couch.

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   Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [countable] a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from somebody/something. The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge.

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   1. shelter or protection, as from the weather or danger. 2. any place, person, action, or thing that offers or appears to offer protection, help, or relief: accused of incompetence, he took refuge in lying. 3. (Human Geography) another name for traffic island. vb. archaic to take refuge or give refuge to.