Furbish
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transitive verb.
To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.
transitive verb.
To restore to attractive or serviceable condition; renovate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To rub or scour to brightness; polish; burnish.
Figuratively, to clear from taint or stain; renew the glory or brightness of; renovate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
polish
or
burnish
.
verb.
To
renovate
or
recondition
.
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verb.
polish and make shiny
Word Usage
"As we exchange these few but amiable remarks about country houses, I furbish him up and make him concrete."