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refurbish

re·fur·bish

UK/ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ US/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ uncommon informal

verb

1.

make brighter and prettier

  • “we refurbished the guest wing”
  • “My wife wants us to renovate”
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Origin

1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

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