# refurbish

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ · frequency rank #49,007

## Definitions
1. To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

## Etymology
1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`erfurbish`, `reffurbish`, `refrubish`, `refubrish`, `refurbbish`, `refurbihs`, `refurbishh`, `refurbissh`, `refurbsih`, `refuribsh`, `refurrbish`, `reufrbish`, `rfeurbish`, `rrefurbish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/refurbish