refocillate

From the Latin refocillō, an alternative form of refocilō.

refocillate (third-person singular simple present refocillates, present participle refocillating, simple past and past participle refocillated)

1. (obsolete) To revive or refresh.
   • 1761: Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. 3 (Penguin 2003, p. 211)

     by sinking into it, quoth Paræus, as into so much butter, the nose was comforted, nourish'd, plump'd up, refresh'd, refocillated, and set a growing for ever.

   • 1974: Anthony Burgess, The Clockwork Testament

     ‘The works,’ Enderby said, with refocillated energy. ‘Ah, yes.’

• refocillation

refocillāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of refocillō