Meanings
verbfurbish up (third-person singular simple present furbishes up, present participle furbishing up, simple past and past participle furbished up)
present singular third person furbishes up · participle present furbishing up · participle past furbished up · past furbished up
- transitiveTo polish so as to make look newer
- figurativelytransitiveusuallyTo refurbish, to reinvigorate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbrestore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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