Refurbish

//ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A refurbishment. informal

    "My bedroom needs a refurbish."

Verb
  1. 1
    To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance. transitive

    "We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room."

  2. 2
    make brighter and prettier wordnet

Synonyms

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renewrenovaterestoreadornarraybeautify

Example

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"I want you to refurbish the house."

Etymology

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

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