furbish

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: fur=bish

CIDE DICTIONARY

furbish, v. t. [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.].

 To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
"Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

furbish, v.tr. (often foll. by up)
1 remove rust from, polish, burnish.
2 give a new look to, renovate, revive (something antiquated).

Derivative

furbisher n.

Etymology

ME f. OF forbir f. Gmc

THESAURUS

furbish

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brighten up, brush up, buff, burnish, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, face-lift, fig out, finish, fix, fix up, freshen, furbish up, garnish, glance, glaze, gloss, grace, gussy up, luster, ornament, paint, polish, polish up, prank, prank up, preen, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, recondition, redecorate, redo, refit, refresh, refurbish, renew, renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, revive, rub, rub up, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, set off, set out, shine, sleek, slick, slick down, smarten, smarten up, smooth, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tone up, touch up, trick out, trick up, trim, vamp, vamp up, varnish, wax

ROGET THESAURUS

furbish

Ornament

VB ornament, overlay with ornament, overcharge, smell of the lamp, ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize, smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain, garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank, trick out, fig out, deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array, begawd, titivate, dress, dress up, spangle, bespangle, powder, embroider, work, chase, emboss, fret, emblazon, illuminate, illustrate, become.