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furbished

furbished is the simple past and past participle of furbish.

Adjective

furbished (comparative more furbished, superlative most furbished)

  1. Polished, burnished.
  2. Reconditioned.

Meaning of furbish

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

Forms of furbished

comparativemore furbished
superlativemost furbished

Words formed from furbished

Questions about furbished

What does furbished mean?
Furbished means polished, burnished.
What is furbished the simple past and past participle of?
Furbished is the simple past and past participle of furbish.
What part of speech is furbished?
Furbished is an adjective.

Words near furbished in the dictionary

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

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