furbish

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English furbishen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French furbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), of Germanic origin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  furbjan (“to clean, polish”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *furbijaną (“to clean”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *prep- (“to appear”). Cognate with Old High German furben (“to clean, cleanse, purge, sweep”).

Verb

1. To polish or burnish.
2. To renovate or recondition.

Synonyms

• (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, buff, burnish

Related terms

• refurbish

Translations

To polish or burnish

• Bulgarian: лъскам (bg) (lǎskam), полирам (bg) (poliram)
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To renovate or recondition

• Bulgarian: възстановявам (bg) (vǎzstanovjavam)
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Anagrams

• burfish