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furnish

fur·nish

UK/ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ US/ˈfɝnɪʃ/ uncommon

verb

1.

provide or furnish with

  • “We provided the room with an electrical heater”
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2.

provide or equip with furniture

  • “We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style”

Origin

From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”), Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at frame, frim.

Phrases

  • furnish and supply
  • furnish out

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