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burnishburnish /ˈbɚnɪʃ/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYburnishOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French brunir to make brown, cause to shine, from brun brown VERB TABLEburnish |
Present | I, you, we, they | burnish | | he, she, it | burnishes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | burnished | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have burnished | | he, she, it | has burnished | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had burnished | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will burnish | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have burnished |
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Present | I | am burnishing | | he, she, it | is burnishing | | you, we, they | are burnishing | Past | I, he, she, it | was burnishing | | you, we, they | were burnishing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been burnishing | | he, she, it | has been burnishing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been burnishing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be burnishing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been burnishing |
to polish metal until it shines—burnished adjective: burnished copper |