refurbish

To refurbish is to renovate something or fix something up.

(verb)

When you paint old kitchen cabinets to make them prettier, this is an example of a time when you refurbish the cabinets.

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See refurbish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to brighten, freshen, or polish up again; renovate

Origin: re- + furbish

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See refurbish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es
To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.

Related Forms:

  • re·furˈbish·ment noun

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