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Added 9 October 2026

refurbish

/ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ verb

In Latin: interpolō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about refurbish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make brighter and prettier.
we refurbished the guest wing

Origin

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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