furbish
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furbish
- /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈfɝbɪʃ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).
verb furbishes · furbishing · furbished
- To polish or burnish.
- To renovate or recondition; to refurbish. I do not indeed suppose that anyone can at this time of day effect that which the sense of all good men failed to effect while he lived--I mean the final killing of those rumours; nor is a plain tale likely to persuade those, with whom idle reports, constantly furbished up, of letters seen in France
Similar: repair
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verb To polish or burnish
| Deutsch | aufputzen, aufpolieren, blank polieren, blank wienern |
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verb To renovate or recondition
| Deutsch | neu ausstatten, instand setzen, neu einrichten, renovieren |
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title = {furbish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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