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refurbish
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re·fur·bish  (r-fûrbsh)
tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es
To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.

re·furbish·ment n.

refurbish [riːˈfɜːbɪʃ]
vb
(tr) to make neat, clean, or complete, as by renovating, re-equipping, or restoring
refurbishing , refurbishment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.refurbish - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"
gentrify - renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old center of town"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

refurbish
verb renovate, restore, repair, clean up, overhaul, revamp, mend, remodel, do up (informal), refit, fix up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), spruce up, re-equip, set to rights We have spent money on refurbishing the offices.
Translations
refurbish [ˈriːˈfɜːbɪʃ] VT [+ building, paintwork] → restaurar; [+ literary work] → refundir
refurbish [riːˈfɜːrbɪʃ] vt [+ building, room] → rénover
refurbish
vt image etcaufarbeiten, aufpolieren; furniture, houserenovieren
refurbish [ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ] vt (frm) → rimettere a nuovo
refurbish [ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ] vt (frm) → rimettere a nuovo


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