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furbish (verb), furbishes; furbished; furbishing
1. To polish or to make bright by cleaning or rubbing: Michael was furbishing his car so it would be clean and shiny again after it was splattered by other vehicles on the highway during the rainstorm the day before.
2. To make something new or to restore it in order to make it serviceable or attractive again: Lucinda furbished her table top by getting rid of the scratches and putting new polish on it.
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