furbish

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɝbɪʃ/ === Verb === furbish (third-person singular simple present furbishes, present participle furbishing, simple past and past participle furbished) To polish or burnish. To renovate or recondition; to refurbish. ==== Synonyms ==== (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, buff, burnish (to refurbish): See Thesaurus:repair ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === burfish