furnish

Meaning

Noun

Material used to create an engineered product.

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To supply or give (something).
3. (figuratively, transitive) To supply (somebody) with something.

Synonyms

supply

provide

equip

deliver

render

give

yield

purvey

install

decorate

garnish

fit out

appoint

trim

cater

provide for

bedeck

embellish

ornament

accommodate

contribute

grant

afford

festoon

confer

adorn

outfit

instal

arm

arrange

prepare

deploy

denounce

approach

accoutrement

deck

hang

clasp

allow

accoutre

accord

fuel

forsake

burdening

allocate

find

🔍

burden

habilitate

fill

blending

Translations

fournir

fornire

fornecer

liefern

arredare

abastecer

meubler

suprir

provvedere

versorgen

يوفر

möblieren

leveren

suministrar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɝnɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: furnysshen

Cognate with French: fournir

Cognate with Old High German: frumjan

Cognate with Old High German: fruma

Cognate with Old English: fremu

Cognate with Old English: fremian

In summary

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.