refinish

[ree-fin-ish]

verb (used with object)

1. to give a new surface to (wood, furniture, etc.).

Other Word Forms

• refinisher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of refinish¹

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + finish

Example Sentences

The car was completely disassembled, and every component was stripped and refinished.

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A high school woodshop prodigy, Moore got his start in furniture refinishing at a piano company in Anaheim.

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Carolyn Bennett remembers flipping through a yellow telephone book in the 1980s to find carpet stores and workers who refinished wood to help renovate her home.

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But Bush takes pride in refinishing wares so that they look “pretty much brand new.”

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Wendy Hartley, whose son Kevin died from methylene chloride poisoning after refinishing a bathtub at work, called the new rule “a huge step that will protect vulnerable workers.”

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Related Words

• fix up 
• redo 
• remodel 
• renovate