refurbish

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/

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refurbish (third-person singular simple present refurbishes, present participle refurbishing, simple past and past participle refurbished)

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

   We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.

• mangonize (obsolete)

• brush fire, brush-fire, brushfire, furbisher