refurbish
pronunciation
How to pronounce refurbish in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈfɜ:bɪʃ]
How to pronounce refurbish in American English:
US [ˌriˈfɜrbɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- make brighter and prettier
Word Origin
- refurbish (v.)
- 1610s, from re- "again" + furbish, on model of French refourbir. Related: Refurbished; refurbishing.
Example
- 1. Exercises judgment in using machining skills to refurbish used valves .
- 2. Most of that money will be used to refurbish a port that will be for india 's use .
- 3. Few small businesses have the multi-million pound budgets that it would take to refurbish several locations .
- 4. Meanwhile , kansas-based amc needs capital to refurbish existing cinemas and expand .
- 5. Leaders of the world 's most populous nation have issued orders to build or refurbish 1000 museums by 2010 .