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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

  1. (informal) A refurbishment.
    • My bedroom needs a refurbish.

Forms

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refurbishes Number=Plur lexicographic

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

  1. (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

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refurbished Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refurbished Tense=Past lexicographic
refurbishing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refurbishes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

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)