fur·bish

[fur-bish]
verb (used with object)
1.
to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up ): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
2.
to polish.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English furbishen < Middle French forbiss-, long stem of forbir to polish, clean < Germanic; compare Old High German furban

fur·bish·er, noun
un·fur·bished, adjective
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furbish (ˈfɜːbɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make bright by polishing; burnish
2.  (often foll by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore
 
[C14: from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin]
 
'furbisher
 
n

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furbish
mid-13c., from O.Fr. forbiss-, prp. stem of forbir "to polish," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. furban "to polish"). Related: Furbished; furbishing.
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