Furbish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Furbish is a verb meaning To polish or burnish.
Meaning
To polish or burnish.
More Meanings
- To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.
Example Sentences
I do not indeed suppose that anyone can at this time of day effect that which the sense of all good men failed to effect while he lived--I mean the final killing of those rumours; nor is a plain tale likely to persuade those, with whom idle reports, constantly furbished up, of letters seen in France, weigh more than a consistent life.
Word Forms
- furbishes
- furbishing
- furbished
Synonyms for furbish
Depending on context, synonyms include shine, polish, buff, burnish, repair, flush.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burnish, buff, flush, lousewort, fard, furbelow.
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