furbish
verb
fur·bish ˈfər-bish 
furbished; furbishing; furbishes
transitive verb
1
: to make lustrous : polish
2
: to give a new look to : renovate —often used with up
furbisher noun
Synonyms
- buff
- burnish
- dress
- gloss
- grind
- polish
- rub
- shine
- smooth
- smoothen
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight
Recent Examples on the Web One item on HC3’s to-do list is re-furbishing the old Hammond Library branch on Martha Street — a 2,000-square-feet structure that needs extensive repairs. 
Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune, 4 June 2018 The furry couple will move into a ritzy new nine-million-euro ($10 million) compound, furbished with Chinese-style pavilions, red lanterns, a climbing area and a mountain landscape. Kirsten Grieshaber, The Seattle Times, 24 June 2017
Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune, 4 June 2018 The furry couple will move into a ritzy new nine-million-euro ($10 million) compound, furbished with Chinese-style pavilions, red lanterns, a climbing area and a mountain landscape. Kirsten Grieshaber, The Seattle Times, 24 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English furbisshen, from Anglo-French furbiss-, stem of furbir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
furbished
verb
as in polished
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- polished
- smoothed
- rubbed
- coated
- shined
- dressed
- glossed
- buffed
- burnished
- scrubbed
- shone
- ground
- sanded
- finished
- varnished
- scraped
- smoothened
- lacquered
- glazed
- bobbed
- sleeked
- slicked
- brightened
- japanned
- boned
- faced
- veneered
- sandblasted
- sandpapered
- filed
- scoured
- lapped
- rasped
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- roughened
- scuffed (up)
- roughed (up)
- ruffled
- east detroit
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Flanders
- East German
- East Germanic
- East Germany
- East Goth
- East Ham
- East Hartford
- East Haven
- east india
- East India Company
- East India kino
- East India resin
- East India root
- East Indiaman
- east indian
- East Indian arrowroot
- east indian kino
- East Indian lotus
- East Indian rhubarb
- East Indian rosewood
- East Indian satinwood
- East Indian sumbul
- East Indian walnut