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furbish

UK/ˈfɜːbɪʃ//ˈfɝbɪʃ/

furbish verb: to polish or burnish.

Verb

furbish (third-person singular simple present furbishes, present participle furbishing, simple past and past participle furbished)

  1. To polish or burnish.
    Synonyms:
    wax, shine, polish, buff, burnish
  2. 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...1897, Stanley John Weyman, chapter I, in Shrewsbury

furbish meaning in Tamil and Kannada

furbish in Tamil

துருநீக்கு, புதுக்கு, புதுப்பி, மெருகேற்று

furbish in Kannada

ಮೆರೆಗು ಕೊಡು, ಹೊಳಪು ಕೊಡು, ಅಂದಗೊಳಿಸು, ಹೊಸದಾಗಿಸು, ಕೀಸು, ಪದುಳಗೊಳಿಸು

Synonyms of furbish

All synonyms of furbish

Forms of furbish

third-person singular presentfurbishes
present participlefurbishing
past participlefurbished
pastfurbished

Origin of furbish

From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

Words formed from furbish

Questions about furbish

What does furbish mean?
Furbish means to polish or burnish.
What is furbish in Tamil?
Furbish in Tamil is துருநீக்கு, புதுக்கு, புதுப்பி. See Furbish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is furbish?
Furbish is a verb.
How do you pronounce furbish?
Furbish is pronounced /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of furbish?
The past tense of furbish is furbished.

Words near furbish in the dictionary

  1. furbelow
  2. furbelowed
  3. furbelowing
  4. furbelows
  5. Furbies
  6. furbish
  7. furbish up
  8. furbished
  9. furbisher
  10. furbishers
  11. furbishes

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