refuge

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Synonyms: refute, refuse, refugee

Antonyms: refute, refuse, refugee

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A state of [[safety]], [[protection]] or [[shelter]].
2. A [[place]] providing safety, protection or shelter.
3. Something or someone turned to for safety or [[assistance]]; a [[recourse]] or [[resort]].
4. An [[expedient]] to secure protection or defence.
5. A [[refuge island]].
6. {{lb|en|Buddhism}} A kind of [[daily]] [[prayer]] or [[recitation]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To return to a place of shelter.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[shelter]]; to [[protect]].

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