refurbish

English

Etymology

1605, from re- +‎ furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Old French furbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *furbjan (“to clean, polish”), from Proto-Germanic *furbijanan (“to clean”), from Proto-Indo-European *prep- (“to appear”). Cognate with Old High German furben (“to clean, cleanse, purge, sweep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹiːˈfɜː(ɹ)bɪʃ/

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Verb

refurbish (third-person singular simple present refurbishes, present participle refurbishing, simple past and past participle refurbished)

1. To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Translations

rebuild or replenish

Arabic: يصقل أو يجدد Dutch: opkalefateren (nl), renoveren (nl) Finnish: kunnostaa (fi), remontoida (fi) German: wiederaufarbeiten (de), restaurieren (de) Greek: ανακαινίζω (el) (anakainízo), ανανεώνω (el) (ananeóno)

Norwegian: pusse (no) opp (no) Polish: odświeżać (pl), odnawiać (pl) Russian: восстанавливать (ru), обновлять (ru) Slovene: obnoviti (sl) Spanish: restaurar (es)

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