refurbish
to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
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Other words from refurbish
- re·fur·bish·ment, noun
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How to use refurbish in a sentence
The district issued her laptops, but they were restricted to schoolwork only, so Ridley got refurbished computers through a local nonprofit organization called InspirEDU so they could do more on them while home all day.
Growing up on screens: How a year lived online has changed our children | Heather Kelly | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostIn time, more than 120 houses in the Georgetown neighborhood were refurbished or built by him.
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, award-winning modernist architect, dies at 91 | Kathy Orton | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostWe at Outside devote a lot of words and hours to caring for and refurbishing our winter hard goods.
The group was tasked with refurbishing the site’s so-called cookie banners.
GitHub CEO: We’re nuking all tracking ‘cookies’ and you should too | rhhackettfortune | December 17, 2020 | FortuneI had always dreamed of running my own business—ever since my first enterprise of buying and refurbishing instruments with my brother in Ohio and selling them to families on the coasts as a teenager.
In July, he gave $12.3 million to refurbish the Virginia home of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General.
As her domestic life falls apart, she takes it as her charge to refurbish the house and its lifeless inhabitants.
Eleanor Clift on whether he can refurbish his image before November.
Is Mitt Romney Damaged Goods After a Brutal Primary Season? | Eleanor Clift | April 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLast week, Shacknai sold the historic mansion to real estate investors who plan to refurbish the 27-room mansion for resale.
It was Josie Fifer's duty not only to tabulate and care for these relics, but to refurbish them when necessary.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna FerberWe were to meet the directors of the Hudson's Bay Company that night, and we had come out to refurbish our scant, wild attire.
Heralds of Empire | Agnes C. LautWhy revamp and refurbish the old platitudes and dole them out each succeeding year?
Craftsmanship in Teaching | William Chandler BagleyIf he venture to clean or refurbish his board without authorisation, he will receive a summons and be compelled to pay a fine.
Critical Studies | OuidaIn January 1971 Radio Sofia took steps to refurbish its old programming.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for refurbish
/ (riːˈfɜːbɪʃ) /
(tr) to make neat, clean, or complete, as by renovating, re-equipping, or restoring
Derived forms of refurbish
- refurbishing or refurbishment, noun
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