refuge

Betekenis (English)

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.

Verb

1. To return to a place of shelter.
2. (obsolete) To shelter; to protect.

Synonyms

shelter

asylum

protection

sanctuary

haven

resort

recourse

hideaway

retreat

hideout

hiding-place

support

secret place

hiding place

safety

safe house

help

abode

stronghold

dwelling

means of support

escape

home

🏠

aid

cover

safety strip

screen

harbor

favour

shielding

reciprocity

remedy

residence

safeguard

sconce

service

shield

🛡️

thawing

vehicle

warming

bield

place to stay

safe place

take shelter

taking refuge

flee away

living place

wildlife reserve

prison-breaking

living quarter

fit to protect

yielding protection

place to escape to

safety island

pedestrian island

street-refuge

c-tiza

game-cover

sanctuary game refuge

preserve area

aegis

breakout

buffer

cap

charity

cote

dormitory

exile

favor

fomentation

fortification

fostering

game preserve

grace

harbour

haunt

hide-away

hide-out

hope

hostel

house

🏠

island

🏝️

lee

means

nest

prop

protect

protector

receptacle

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: refuge

In summary

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.