furbish

Meaning

  1. To polish or burnish.
  2. To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɜːbɪʃ/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Frankish *furbēnbor. Old French forbirbor. Middle English furbisshen English furbish From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

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