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Added 9 October 2026

furnish

/ˈfɝnɪʃ/ noun

In Latin: ornō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about furnish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Material used to create an engineered product.

verb

To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
To supply or give (something).
To supply (somebody) with something.
The street outside my window furnishes meager entertainment.

Origin

From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”), Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at frame, frim.

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