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   Fur·nish

   /ˈfərniSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings: "the proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles" Similar provide with furniturefit outrig outappointoutfitembellishenhanceBritish:kit out
   • ▪ supply someone with (something); give (something) to someone: "she was able to furnish me with details of the incident"
   • ▪ be a source of; provide: "fish furnish an important source of protein" Similar supplyequipprovideprovisionissuefix upgrantpresentgiveoffermake availableserveconferaffordpurveybestowendowBritish:kit outOpposite divest

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘provide or equip with what is necessary or desirable’): from Old French furniss-, lengthened stem of furnir, ultimately of West Germanic origin.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › furnishFurnish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FURNISH is to provide with what is needed; especially : to equip with furniture. How to use furnish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Furnish.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFURNISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FURNISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of furnish in English. furnish. verb [ T ] uk / ˈfɜː.nɪʃ / us / ˈfɝː.nɪʃ / Add to word list. to put furniture in something: They've furnished the room very simply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Furniture & fittings - general words. appointed. bamboo. built-in. caning. castor.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › furnishFURNISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to put furniture in something: They've furnished the room very simply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Furniture & fittings - general words. appointed. bamboo. built-in. caning. caster. fitted. fitting. fixture. flatpack. foldable. folding. overequipped. pullout. radiogram. rattan. recessed. space-saving. sprung. sunshade.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › furnishFURNISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Furnish, appoint, equip all refer to providing something necessary. Furnish emphasizes the idea of providing necessary or customary services or appliances in living quarters: to furnish board; a room meagerly furnished with a bed, desk, and a wooden chair. Appoint, a more formal word now usually used in the past participle appointed, means to ...

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › furnishFurnish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of furnish. verb. provide or equip with furniture. “We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style”. see more. verb. give something useful or necessary to. synonyms: provide, render, supply. see more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › furnishFurnish - definition of furnish by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To provide (what is needed or desired): furnished the snacks for the party. b. To provide furniture for: furnish a room. c. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip: furnished the students with pens. 2. To have as an available or desirable feature: a courtyard that furnishes a fine view.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFURNISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · 1. to supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.) 2. to supply; provide; give. to furnish information.