HyperDic: refurbish

English > 1 sense of the word refurbish:
VERBchangerefurbish, renovate, freshen upmake brighter and prettier
refurbish > pronunciation
Soundsriyfer'bihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > refurbish: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningmake brighter and prettier.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"we refurbished the guest wing"
Synonymsrenovate, freshen up
Narrowergentrifyrenovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
Broaderregenerate, renewreestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
Spanishreformar, remozar, renovar, restaurar
Catalanrenovar, restaurar
Nounsrefurbishmentthe state of being restored to its former good condition

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