furnish
verb
fur·nish ˈfər-nish 
furnished; furnishing; furnishes
transitive verb
1
: to provide with what is needed
especially : to equip with furniture
The inn is beautifully furnished.
2
: supply, give
furnished food and shelter for the refugees
furnisher noun
Synonyms
- accoutre
- accouter
- equip
- fit (out)
- gird
- kit (up or out) [chiefly British]
- outfit
- provision
- rig
- supply
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Example Sentences
The inn is beautifully furnished. He has enough money to furnish the apartment nicely. We'll furnish the food for the party. Can he furnish the information to us?
Recent Examples on the Web Located at 30 Jobs Lane, the 4000 square foot space has everything needed to furnish a dream Hamptons home with large staples like beds, chairs, and tables as well as a sweet selection of kids and baby furniture. 
Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Earlier this month, voters renewed a capital-improvement property tax that will furnish the city's Parks and Recreation Department with $24 million. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2022 Markets would furnish smarter guesses, except for the fact that the Fed has trained investors to bet on Fed guidance rather than on economic variables. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 July 2022 But some lumberyards are less scrupulous than others, and a logger can easily furnish a permit from one location when the wood has been sourced from another. Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 The organization helped furnish and decorate a home for a single mom and her four children in Chula Vista in July 2021. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022 In fact, Americans everywhere have greeted our nation’s newest residents at airports with flowers, helped furnish their homes, and delivered meals. Spencer J. Cox, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022 Fortunately, there's no shortage of great places to furnish and decorate these incredible dwellings. Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Jonathan Lowy, chief counsel at the Brady gun control advocacy group, said lawsuits can furnish accountability in the face of political gridlock. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2022 See More
Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Earlier this month, voters renewed a capital-improvement property tax that will furnish the city's Parks and Recreation Department with $24 million. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2022 Markets would furnish smarter guesses, except for the fact that the Fed has trained investors to bet on Fed guidance rather than on economic variables. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 July 2022 But some lumberyards are less scrupulous than others, and a logger can easily furnish a permit from one location when the wood has been sourced from another. Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 The organization helped furnish and decorate a home for a single mom and her four children in Chula Vista in July 2021. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022 In fact, Americans everywhere have greeted our nation’s newest residents at airports with flowers, helped furnish their homes, and delivered meals. Spencer J. Cox, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022 Fortunately, there's no shortage of great places to furnish and decorate these incredible dwellings. Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Jonathan Lowy, chief counsel at the Brady gun control advocacy group, said lawsuits can furnish accountability in the face of political gridlock. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English furnisshen, from Anglo-French furniss-, stem of furnir, fournir to complete, equip, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frummen to further, fruma advantage — more at foremost
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
furnish
verb
fur·nish ˈfər-nish
furnished; furnishing
1
: to provide with furniture
furnish a house
2
: to provide with what is needed
"I'm going to give you all a nice quiet cell—unless you furnish bail." Richard {amp} Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard {amp} Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins3
: to supply to someone or something
We'll furnish food for the party.
furnishes
verb
1
as in equips
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity the art students were furnished with brushes, crayons, pencils, and various other art supplies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- equips
- supplies
- prepares
- presents
- provisions
- girds
- outfits
- dispenses
- contributes
- bestows
- rigs
- distributes
- fortifies
- donates
- gives
- allots
- accouters
- accoutres
- assigns
- kits (up or out)
- allocates
- arms
- stores
- stocks
- apportions
- fits (out)
- portions
- hands out
- prorates
- doles out
- metes (out)
- refurnishes
- deals (out)
- parcels (out)
- reequips
- refits
- reoutfits
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deprives
- divests
- strips
- dispossesses
2
as in provides
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption we'll gladly furnish the food for any out-of-town guests Synonyms & Similar Words
- provides
- gives
- supplies
- delivers
- hands
- distributes
- feeds
- dispenses
- hands over
- administers
- allocates
- assigns
- apportions
- portions
- prorates
- cedes
- doles out
- plies (with)
- deeds
- transfers
- metes (out)
- makes over
- deals (out)
- parcels (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- retains
- holds (back)
- maintains
- keeps (back)
- withholds
- reserves
- preserves
- saves
- conserves
- keeps up