refurbish

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

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refurbish (third-person singular simple present refurbishes, present participle refurbishing, simple past and past participle refurbished)

  1. (transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
    We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
    • 2024 May 29, Peter Plisner, “Network News: Gibb plans HS2 alternative with 155mph Pendolinos”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 6:
      He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.

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