furbish
/ˈfɝbɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.
Example Sentences
- "I do not indeed suppose that anyone can at this time of day effect that which the sense of all good men failed to effect while he lived--I mean the final killing of those rumours; nor is a plain tale likely to persuade those, with whom idle reports, constantly furbished up, of letters seen in France, weigh more than a consistent life."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: furbisshen, forbir, *furbēn
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɝbɪʃ/
- British English: /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/