refurbish

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refurbish

/ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ UK
/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ US

Where it comes from

1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

verb refurbishes · refurbishing · refurbished

transitive To rebuild or replenish with entirely new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance; to renovate. We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
Similar: repair, mangonize

noun refurbishes

informal A refurbishment. My bedroom needs a refurbish.

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verb rebuild or replenish

Español	restaurar, reacondicionar, renovar, rehabilitar
日本語	改装する kaisō suru
中文	翻新 fānxīn, 刷新 shuāxīn
Português	restaurar
Français	renouveler, restaurer
Deutsch	wiederaufarbeiten, restaurieren, generalüberholen, wieder instand setzen, alle Mangel beseitigen
Italiano	rinnovare, ammodernare
Ελληνικά	ανακαινίζω anakainízo
Русский	восстана́вливать vosstanávlivatʹ, обновля́ть obnovljátʹ
العربية	جَدَّدَ jaddada, صقل
עברית	חִדֵּשׁ

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@misc{refurbish_2026,
  title = {refurbish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refurbish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}