refuge

/ˈɹefjuːdʒ/REH-fyooj

/ˈɹɛfjudʒ/REH-fyooj

Meaninga fleeing back; a shelter

Common meaning: shelter from danger

reagain; back
fugto flee, run awayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 788 · scan

‘again’ + ‘to flee, run away’ → refuge

Journey through time

Latinfugiō, fūgī‘to flee, run away’
Frenchrefuge
Middle Englishrefugesource
Englishrefuge‘shelter from danger’ · today

re- also in: react rebel relax repel reply

fug also in: fugue fugitive refugee

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fugiō ‘to flee, run away’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fugiō, p. 788 · dictionary scan

Roots

fugiō, fūgī Latin “to flee, run away”

Related words

fugitive fugue refugee

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