Meaning

2 senses

  1. To polish or burnish.

    aufputzen, aufpolieren, blank polieren

    polish and make shiny

  2. To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

    neu ausstatten, instand setzen, neu einrichten

Translations

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Deutsch
By meaning 2
To polish or burnish:
To renovate or recondition:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

furbishes, furbishing, furbished, furbished
Base formfurbish · to furbish
3rd person singularfurbishes
Present participlefurbishing
Past simplefurbished
Past participlefurbished

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfurbish
he, she, itfurbishes

Past simpleLesson

all personsfurbished

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave furbished
he, she, ithas furbished

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill furbish

Synonyms

6 synonyms
to make smooth and shiny by rubbing:waxB1shineA2polishB2buffburnish
repairA2
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
DerivedrefurbishC1furbisherfurbish up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
funnyA1furB1furiousB2furiouslyB2furlough
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