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refurbish

verb
/ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/UK/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/US

Etymology

1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

  1. derived from *furbēn✻ — “to clean, polish”
  2. derived from forbir — “to clean, polish”
  3. inherited from furbishen

Definitions

  1. To rebuild or replenish with all new material

    To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

    • We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
    • He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.

  2. A refurbishment.

    • My bedroom needs a refurbish.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA