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refinish en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin fīniō Old French finirbor. Middle English finishen English finish English refinish From re- + finish.

Meanings

  1. To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint.
    • She refinished the old table.
    • The interior bodyside and ceiling panels in vestibules, toilets and Standard Class saloons have also been refinished, either in paint or vinyls. 2021 January 13, “Fleet News: Final Avanti West Coast Super Voyager refurbished”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 23:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
refinishing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refinishes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
refinished Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refinished Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

refinisher

Translations (2)

it rifinire (to finish again) · de nacharbeiten (to finish again)