garnir

Meaning

1. to furnish (a building, a room)
2. to arm
3. to decorate, to pretty, to garnish

Concepts

garnish

furnish

trim

embellish

bedeck

deck

decorate

fit out

accoutre

cover

dress

👗

equip

beautify

adorn

grace

bedight

case

clad

install

provide

lag

accouter

ornament

pad

Synonyms

orner

munir

parer

décorer

meubler

embellirm décorer

border

couvrir

entourer

équiper

pourvoir

revêtir

accoutrer

pont

lambrisser

recouvrir

accouter

installer

fournir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaʁ.niʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: garnir

Inherited from Old French: guarnir

Cognate with Italian: guarnire

Cognate with Portuguese: guarnir

Cognate with Middle Dutch: waernen

Cognate with Middle Low German: warnen

Cognate with Old English: wiernan

Cognate with Old Norse: varna

Cognate with English: warn

In summary

Inherited from Middle French garnir, from Old French guarnir (“to protect (oneself), armour up”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward, take care of something”), from Proto-Germanic *warnijaną (“to worry, be careful, take heed, refuse, withhold”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”). Compare Italian guarnire and Portuguese guarnir. Cognate with Middle Dutch waernen (“to provide, equip”), Middle Low German warnen, wernen (“to secure, arm”), Old English wiernan (“to withhold, be sparing of, deny, refuse, reject, decline, forbid, prevent”), Old Norse varna (“to prevent, refuse, protect”). Related to English warn.

Sentences

Il est employé pour garnir la table du Barine .

It is used to garnish the Barine's table.