furnish
furnish definition
fur·nish (fʉr′nis̸h)
transitive verb
- to supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
- to supply; provide; give to furnish information
Etymology: ME furnishen < extended stem of OFr furnir (Fr fournir) < Frank *frumjan (akin to OE framian, Ger frommen, to benefit), caus. < *fruma (akin to ON frami, profit): for IE base see from
Related Forms:
- furnisher fur′·nisher noun
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