ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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

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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