furnish
verb (used with object)
to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
refurnish
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a word derived from
furnish.
Example Sentences
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It wouldn't be a bad idea to be closed for a year and have a repaint and refurnish and then start off with a bang.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2012
“People will need to refurnish their homes, so there will be a benefit for retailers.”
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 24, 2011
The furniture company Established & Sons is to commandeer — and refurnish — its local pub, the Wenlock Arms, for the week.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2010
This seemed stupidity compounded: where in this land of priorities could anyone possibly buy enough down-cushion sofas, good beds, copper and aluminum kettles and pans to refurnish the Stevens?
From Time Magazine Archive
One said that he'd no place in his house for such a first-class article; it would merely make the rest of the furniture look shabby, and he shouldn't refurnish in order to please anybody.
From The Farringdons by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
