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refurbish
What does refurbish mean?
refurbish (verb): to rebuild or replenish with entirely new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance; to renovate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use refurbish in a sentence?
- We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce refurbish?
/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of refurbish?
Words related to refurbish
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “refurbish” mean?
to concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition
Not quite: that's what acquiesce means.
to start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on
Not quite: that's what resume means.
to boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself
Not quite: that's what brag means.
to rebuild or replenish with entirely new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance; to renovate
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Which word is closest in meaning to “refurbish”?
compound
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advocate
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collapse
Not quite: collapse means something else.
renovate
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