furbish en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɝbɪʃ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Frankish *furbēnbor. Old French forbirbor. Middle English furbisshen English furbish From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).
Meanings
- To polish or burnish.
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To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.
I do not indeed suppose that anyone can at this time of day effect that which the sense of all good men failed to effect while he lived--I mean the final killing of those rumours; nor is a plain tale likely to persuade those, with whom idle reports, constantly furbished up, of letters seen in France, weigh more than a consistent life.
1897, Stanley John Weyman, chapter I, in Shrewsbury:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| furbishing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| furbished | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| furbished | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| furbishes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
refurbish · furbish up · furbisher
Synonyms
buff (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing) · shine (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing) · repair · burnish (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing) · polish (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing) · wax (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing)
Translations (12)
de aufpolieren (To polish or burnish) · de blank polieren (To polish or burnish) · enm furbisshen (To polish or burnish) · bg възстановявам (To renovate or recondition) · de neu einrichten (To renovate or recondition) · de neu ausstatten (To renovate or recondition) · bg лъскам (To polish or burnish) · de instand setzen (To renovate or recondition) · de renovieren (To renovate or recondition) · bg полирам (To polish or burnish) · de blank wienern (To polish or burnish) · de aufputzen (To polish or burnish)