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Vinony

refurbish

verb

  1. restore to original (or better) working order and appearance
  2. to restore to good condition, renovate, repair
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ / /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/

noun

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

  1. A refurbishment.

    “My bedroom needs a refurbish.”

verb

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

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

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

    “He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.”