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   Bur·nish

   /ˈbərniSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing: "to burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end"
   • ▪ enhance or perfect (something such as a reputation or a skill): "a man who took advantage of any opportunity to burnish his image"

   noun

   • 1. the shine on a highly polished surface.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French burniss-, lengthened stem of burnir, variant of brunir ‘make brown’, from brun ‘brown’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. burnisher noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

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