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refurbish

v.
US //ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ// UK //ɹɪfˈɜːbɪʃ// re·fur·bish Informal
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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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