Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refurbish

/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: re-fur-bish
IPA: /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Transitive verb

noun

A refurbishment.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room."
"He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988."
"My bedroom needs a refurbish."

Etymology

1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re
Root: furbishen, forbir, *furbēn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/
British English: /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

refurbishes (present, singular) refurbishing (participle, present) refurbished (participle, past) refurbished (past) refurbishes (plural)

Derived Forms

refurbishable refurbisher

Frequently Paired Words

refurbishment

Synonyms

repair mangonize renovate freshen up

Rhymes With

furbish

Questions

How do you pronounce refurbish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/.
What does refurbish mean?: To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
Where does refurbish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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