furnish

Pronunciation: /ˈfɝnɪʃ/

The English word “furnish” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

Material used to create an engineered product.

verb

To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
To supply or give (something).
To supply (somebody) with something.

Etymology

From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”),…

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