furbish
/'fə:biʃ/
Definition
Verb: 1. To polish, burnish, or make shiny by rubbing: To clean and brighten a surface, typically metal or wood, by friction, often to restore its appearance. 2. To renovate, refresh, or restore to good condition (often used with "up"): To improve the appearance or state of something, making it look new or like new again.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: The verb can be used metaphorically to mean refreshing or improving skills, knowledge, or appearance.
- Before the interview, she furbished up her knowledge of the company's latest projects.
- The author furbished an old manuscript for publication.
Variants and Related Words
- Furbisher (noun): A person or tool that furbishes.
- Refurbish (verb): To renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building). This is a more common modern synonym, especially for larger projects.
Synonyms
- Polish: To make smooth and shiny by rubbing.
- Burnish: To polish (a surface, especially metal) by rubbing.
- Buff: To polish (something, especially leather or metal).
- Renovate: To restore (something old) to a good state of repair.
- Refurbish: To renovate and redecorate.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Furbish up: This phrasal verb emphasizes the act of restoring or renovating something to a better, often like-new, condition.
- They are planning to furbish up the old cottage before selling it.
Verb
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polish and make shiny
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buff the wooden floors
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buff my shoes
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