(to) furbish
11furbish — Synonyms and related words: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brighten up, brush up, buff, burnish, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, face lift, fig… …
12furbish — verb (T) also furbish up to improve the appearance of, or decorate something old compare refurbish (1) …
13Furbish lousewort — /ferr bish/. See under lousewort. [1975 80; after Kate Furbish (1834 1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer] …
14furbish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English furbisshen, from Anglo French furbiss , stem of furbir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish Date: 14th century 1. to make lustrous ; polish 2. to give a new look to ; renovate… …
15furbish — verb a) To polish or burnish. b) To renovate or recondition …
16furbish — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restore] Syn. refurbish, improve, renovate; see renew 1 . 2. [To burnish] Syn. polish, clean, brighten; see shine 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff1,… …
17furbish — fur·bish || fÉœrbɪʃ / fÉœË v. polish, remove rust from; refurbish, renovate, renew …
18furbish — [ fə:bɪʃ] verb 1》 give a fresh look to; renovate. 2》 archaic polish (a weapon). Derivatives furbisher noun Origin ME: from OFr. forbiss , lengthened stem of forbir, of Gmc origin …
19furbish — v. a. Burnish, polish, rub or scour bright …
20furbish — v liven up, spruce up, brighten up, burnish, polish up, shine, clean up; fix up, touch up, brush up, paint; refurbish, renovate, redo, redecorate, repaint, refurnish …
