furbish

[ fur-bish ]

/ ˈfɜr bɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.

to polish.

Origin of furbish

1350–1400; Middle English furbishen<Middle French forbiss-, long stem of forbir to polish, clean <Germanic; compare Old High German furban

OTHER WORDS FROM furbish

fur·bish·er, nounun·fur·bished, adjective

Words nearby furbish

furan, furanose, furazolidone, furbearer, furbelow, furbish, Furbish lousewort, fur brigade, furca, furcal, furcate

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Example sentences from the Web for furbish

Look you, my good Stephen, can't you let me go in somewhere and furbish myself up a little before breakfast?
The Squirrel Inn|Frank R. Stockton
It had been twenty years, perhaps, since a merciful cloth had passed over the illustrious family to furbish it up a little.
The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez
We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Can you furbish up your old ones till then, and thereby prove yourself sensible for once?
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

I believe we can furbish them up sufficiently to make the room habitable.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for furbish

furbish

/ (ˈfɜːbɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to make bright by polishing; burnish

(often foll by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore

Derived forms of furbish

furbisher, noun

Word Origin for furbish

C14: from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin

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单词	furbish
释义	furbish [ fur-bish ] / ˈfɜr bɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR furbish ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language. to polish. Origin of furbish 1350–1400; Middle English furbishen<Middle French forbiss-, long stem of forbir to polish, clean <Germanic; compare Old High German furban OTHER WORDS FROM furbish fur·bish·er, nounun·fur·bished, adjective Words nearby furbish furan, furanose, furazolidone, furbearer, furbelow, furbish, Furbish lousewort, fur brigade, furca, furcal, furcate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for furbish Look you, my good Stephen, can't you let me go in somewhere and furbish myself up a little before breakfast? The Squirrel Inn\|Frank R. Stockton It had been twenty years, perhaps, since a merciful cloth had passed over the illustrious family to furbish it up a little. The Dead Command\|Vicente Blasco Ibez We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began. A Tramp Abroad, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Can you furbish up your old ones till then, and thereby prove yourself sensible for once? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science\|Various I believe we can furbish them up sufficiently to make the room habitable. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906\|Lucy Maud Montgomery British Dictionary definitions for furbish furbish / (ˈfɜːbɪʃ) / verb (tr) to make bright by polishing; burnish (often foll by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore Derived forms of furbish furbisher, noun Word Origin for furbish C14: from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to furbish shine, restore, rub, gloss, glaze, brighten, refurbish, rehabilitate, burnish, recondition, clean, renew, buff, improve, fix up, spruce up, deck out, gussy up, smarten up
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furbish

verb (used with object)

Origin of furbish

OTHER WORDS FROM furbish

Words nearby furbish

Example sentences from the Web for furbish

British Dictionary definitions for furbish

verb (tr)

Derived forms of furbish

Word Origin for furbish

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