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refurbish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ (General-American)
Etymology
1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).
Meanings
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(informal) A refurbishment.
My bedroom needs a refurbish.
Forms
refurbish en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ (General-American)
Etymology
1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.
2024 May 29, Peter Plisner, “Network News: Gibb plans HS2 alternative with 155mph Pendolinos”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 6:We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
Forms
Deriveds
refurbisher · refurbishable
Relateds
refurbishment
Synonyms
repair · mangonize
Translations (41)
pl odświeżyć (rebuild or replenish) · fr renouveler (rebuild or replenish) · nb pusse opp (rebuild or replenish) · gl rehabilitar (rebuild or replenish) · sl obnoviti (rebuild or replenish) · it rinnovare (rebuild or replenish) · fr restaurer (rebuild or replenish) · cmn 刷新 (rebuild or replenish) · ru восстана́вливать (rebuild or replenish) · pl odnowić (rebuild or replenish) · es renovar (rebuild or replenish) · cmn 翻新 (rebuild or replenish) · la interpolō (rebuild or replenish) · pl remontować (rebuild or replenish) · ar صقل (rebuild or replenish) · pl odświeżać (rebuild or replenish) · de restaurieren (rebuild or replenish) · es restaurar (rebuild or replenish) · gl renovar (rebuild or replenish) · nn pusse opp (rebuild or replenish) · nl opknappen (rebuild or replenish) · de alle Mangel beseitigen (rebuild or replenish) · nl opkalefateren (rebuild or replenish) · de generalüberholen (rebuild or replenish) · it ammodernare (rebuild or replenish) · pt restaurar (rebuild or replenish) · el ανακαινίζω (rebuild or replenish) · es rehabilitar (rebuild or replenish) · pl odnawiać (rebuild or replenish) · bg подновявам (rebuild or replenish) · fi remontoida (rebuild or replenish) · de wieder instand setzen (rebuild or replenish) · fi kunnostaa (rebuild or replenish) · ar جَدَّدَ (rebuild or replenish) · ru обновля́ть (rebuild or replenish) · es reacondicionar (rebuild or replenish) · ja 改装する (rebuild or replenish) · he חִדֵּשׁ (rebuild or replenish) · nl renoveren (rebuild or replenish) · de wiederaufarbeiten (rebuild or replenish) · hu felújít (rebuild or replenish)