refurbish C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ UK /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #67740 Meanings 1 verb To repair and improve something so it looks or works like new again. They spent the summer refurbishing the old farmhouse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to repair and improve... renovaterepair Word family Forms refurbishedrefurbishesrefurbishing Etymology AI details 1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”). furbishen Middle English forbir Middle French *furbēn frk View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refurbish **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 67740 ## Meanings 1. To repair and improve something so it looks or works like new again. ## Examples - They spent the summer refurbishing the old farmhouse. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: furbishen - Root: forbir - Root: *furbēn ## Etymology 1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”). ## AI Etymology Refurbish is first recorded in 1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means to repair and improve something so it looks or works like new again. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown