refresh the memory

refresh the memory
Synonyms and related words:
bring to recollection, brush up, carry back, get up on, give a hint, give the cue, hold the promptbook, jog the memory, nag, nudge, polish up, prompt, prompt the mind, put in mind, put in remembrance, recall, remember, remind, remind one of, restudy, review, rub up, suggest

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • refresh the memory — index remind Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • To refresh the memory — Refresh Re*fresh (r?*fr?sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed} ( fr?sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra?chir); pref. re re + fres fresh. F. frais. See {Fresh} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • refresh your memory — refresh (your) memory to help you to remember something. McNamara has refreshed his memory by listening to a tape recording of the meeting. Usage notes: often used by lawyers when asking questions in a trial: “Will this photograph I now show you… …   New idioms dictionary

  • refresh your memory —    1. to give information through duress    Police usage and quite different from consulting an aide mémoire:     They compel reluctant prisoners to refresh their memories. (Lavine, 1930, describing violence by the New York police)    2. to… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • refresh one's memory — index recall (remember) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 refresh one s memory …   Law dictionary

  • Refresh — Re*fresh (r?*fr?sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed} ( fr?sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra?chir); pref. re re + fres fresh. F. frais. See {Fresh}, a.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Memory — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Memory >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 memory memory remembrance Sgm: N 1 retention retention retentiveness Sgm: N 1 tenacity tenacity Sgm: N 1 veteris vestigia flammae veteris vestigia flammae Sgm: N 1 tablets of the… …   English dictionary for students

  • refresh someone's memory — refresh someone’s memory phrase to make someone remember something Don’t you remember what you said? Let me refresh your memory. Thesaurus: to cause someone to remembersynonym Main entry: refresh * * * refresh someone s memory : to remind someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • Refresh — may refer to:*Refresh rate, the rate at which a display illuminates *Meta refresh, an HTML tag *Memory refresh, reading and writing to the same area of computer memory *Refreshable Braille display, a device for blind computer users* Refresh My… …   Wikipedia

  • refresh memory — refresh (your) memory to help you to remember something. McNamara has refreshed his memory by listening to a tape recording of the meeting. Usage notes: often used by lawyers when asking questions in a trial: “Will this photograph I now show you… …   New idioms dictionary

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