- refurbish
- re|fur|bish [ ,ri`fɜrbıʃ ] verb transitiveto improve a room or a building by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture or equipment, etc.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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refurbish — index fix (repair), meliorate, reconstruct, rehabilitate, reinforce, renew (refurbish), renovate, repair … Law dictionary
Refurbish — Re*fur bish (r?*f?r b?sh), v. t. To furbish anew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refurbish — UK US /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ verb [T] ► PROPERTY to improve a building or store by cleaning and decorating it, adding new furniture, equipment, etc.: »The company s Edinburgh outlet was refurbished and expanded last year. ► IT to repair and clean… … Financial and business terms
refurbish — (v.) 1610s, from RE (Cf. re ) again + FURBISH (Cf. furbish), on model of Fr. refourbir. Related: Refurbished; refurbishing … Etymology dictionary
refurbish — renovate, *renew, refresh, restore, rejuvenate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refurbish — [v] spruce up clean up, do up*, fix up, gussy up*, mend, modernize, overhaul, recondition, redo, reequip, refit, refresh, rehab, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remodel, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retread, revamp, set to rights, spruce, update;… … New thesaurus
refurbish — ► VERB ▪ renovate and redecorate. DERIVATIVES refurbishment noun … English terms dictionary
refurbish — [ri fʉr′bish] vt. [ RE + FURBISH] to brighten, freshen, or polish up again; renovate refurbishment n … English World dictionary
refurbish — UK [riːˈfɜː(r)bɪʃ] / US [ˌrɪˈfɜrbɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms refurbish : present tense I/you/we/they refurbish he/she/it refurbishes present participle refurbishing past tense refurbished past participle refurbished to improve a room or a… … English dictionary
refurbish — refurbishment, n. /ree ferr bish/, v.t. to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby. [1605 15; RE + FURBISH] Syn. refurnish, redecorate. * * * … Universalium
refurbish — verb Refurbish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flat, ↑house … Collocations dictionary
