unfurnish

C2+ Topic:House & Home

US /ʌnˈfɜrnɪʃ/ UK /ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to strip of furniture or equipment

They began to unfurnish the flat before the move.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to strip of furniture or... strip divest dismantle deprive clear

Opposites

furnish equip supply provision

Word family

Derived forms unfurnished

Related forms furnish furniture furnished

Etymology

From un- ('reverse, remove') + furnish, from Old French furnir/fournir ('to accomplish, provide'), of Germanic origin, related to frame.

un- Old English furnir Old French *frumjan frk

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House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unfurnish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈfɜrnɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃ/

## Meanings
1. to strip of furniture or equipment

## Examples
- They began to unfurnish the flat before the move.

## Synonyms
- strip
- divest
- dismantle
- deprive
- clear

## Antonyms
- furnish
- equip
- supply
- provision

## Derived Forms
- unfurnished

## Related Forms
- furnish
- furniture
- furnished

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: furnir
- Root: *frumjan

## Etymology
From un- ('reverse, remove') + furnish, from Old French furnir/fournir ('to accomplish, provide'), of Germanic origin, related to frame.

## AI Etymology
Unfurnish is from un- ('reverse, remove') + furnish, from Old French furnir/fournir ('to accomplish, provide'), of Germanic origin, related to frame. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), furnir (Old French), and *frumjan (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to strip of furniture or equipment. The wider family includes derived forms such as unfurnished and related words such as furnish, furniture, and furnished.

## Topics
- House & Home
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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