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burnish
 
SYLLABICATION:bur·nish
PRONUNCIATION:  bûrnsh
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: bur·nished, bur·nish·ing, bur·nish·es
1. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish. 2. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.
NOUN: A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English burnishen, from Old French burnir, burniss-, variant of brunir, from brun, shining, of Germanic origin. See bher-2 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:burnish·er —NOUN
 
 
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