veneer
To apply veneer toTo apply veneer to.
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» The veneer we call civilisation is only skin deep.
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2 senses(transitive)To apply veneer to.
to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany
furnieren, verblenden
облицовыватьoblicovyvatʹ, придава́ть вне́шний лоскpridavátʹ vnéšnij losk, маскироватьmaskirovatʹ
cover with veneer
(figuratively, transitive)To disguise with apparent goodness.
Examples
4 sentencesThe veneer we call civilisation is only skin deep.
What are dentures, bridges, veneers and dental implants made of?
Augustus kept only the veneer of the Republic while effectively making himself into a king.
The Bolsheviks disempowered the workers' councils, replacing them with direct Bolshevik rule under the veneer of council rule.
Translations
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Origin
From German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournirFrom German Furnier, from furnieren (“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir (“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir (“to furnish”), from Old Frankish frumjan (“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen (“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.
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Forms
veneers, veneering, veneered, veneeredWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.