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Dictionary: fur·nish   (fûr'nĭsh) pronunciation
 
tr.v., -nished, -nish·ing, -nish·es.
  1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.
  2. To supply; give: “The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration” (Thomas Bulfinch).

[Middle English furnisshen, from Old French fournir, fourniss-, of Germanic origin.]

furnisher fur'nish·er n.

SYNONYMS  furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accouter. These verbs mean to provide with what is necessary for an activity or a purpose: furnished the team with new uniforms; equip a car with snow tires; had to outfit the children for summer camp; a library that was appointed in leather; knights who were accoutered for battle.


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verb

  1. To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit1, fit out (or up), gear, outfit, rig, turn out. See give/take/reciprocity.
  2. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, give, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give/take/reciprocity.

 
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v

Definition: decorate, supply
Antonyms: divest, leave plain, unfurnish

v

Definition: give, reveal information
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secret


 
Architecture: furnish
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By-products from primary wood manufacturing such as planer shavings, sawdust, and slabs; used as a raw material in fabricating particleboard, fiberboard, etc.


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Provide with; Provide or equip with chairs and sofas.

pronunciation Since we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our minds, our one duty is to furnish it well.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - levere, tilvejebringe, udruste

idioms:

  • furnish with    udstyre med

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschaffen, meubileren

Français (French)
v. tr. - meubler, fournir, donner (des renseignements), pourvoir (les fonds nécessaires), alléguer (des raisons), offrir/fournir (une occasion)

idioms:

  • furnish with    fournir, pourvoir, ou munir (qn de qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - liefern, möblieren, einrichten

idioms:

  • furnish with    versorgen mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρέχω, προμηθεύω, εφοδιάζω, χορηγώ, επιπλώνω

idioms:

  • furnish with    εφοδιάζω με

Italiano (Italian)
fornire, arredare

idioms:

  • furnish with    fornire di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mobiliar, fornecer

idioms:

  • furnish with    providenciar

Русский (Russian)
снабжать, предоставлять, обставлять (дом), меблировать

idioms:

  • furnish with    снабжать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suministrar, proporcionar, proveer, amueblar, equipar

idioms:

  • furnish with    proveer de, abastecer de, aprovisionar de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förse, möblera, lämna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
供应, 装备, 提供

idioms:

  • furnish with    供给

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 供應, 裝備, 提供

idioms:

  • furnish with    供給

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공급하다, 설치하다, 설비하다

idioms:

  • furnish with    ~을 갖추다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 備え付ける, 備える, 供給する

idioms:

  • furnish with    備え付ける, 与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤثث , يزود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריהט, צייד, סיפק‬


 
 

 

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