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furbish up

furbish up verb: to polish so as to make look newer.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To polish so as to make look newer
  2. (figuratively, transitive, usually) To refurbish, to reinvigorate

Forms of furbish up

third-person singular presentfurbishes up
present participlefurbishing up
past participlefurbished up
pastfurbished up

Questions about furbish up

What does furbish up mean?
Furbish up means to polish so as to make look newer.
What part of speech is furbish up?
Furbish up is a verb.
What is the past tense of furbish up?
The past tense of furbish up is furbished up.

Words near furbish up in the dictionary

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

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