furbish
Use Furbish in a sentence
bɪʃ 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
1350–1400; Middle English furbishen < Middle French forbiss-, long stem of forbir to polish, clean < Germanic; compare Old High German furban
Related forms
fur·bish·er, noun
un·fur·bished, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make bright by polishing; burnish |
| 2. | ( |
| [C14: from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin] | |
| 'furbisher | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Students in the program will collect the hardware and re-furbish and update them.
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