furbish up

/ˌfʌrbɪʃ əp/

Other forms: furbished up; furbishing up; furbishes up

Definitions of furbish up

1. verb

   restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   synonyms: bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restore, touch on

   types:

   fiddle, tinker

   try to fix or mend

   fill

   plug with a substance

   patch, piece

   repair by adding pieces

   cobble

   repair or mend

   point, repoint

   repair the joints of bricks

   trouble-shoot, troubleshoot

   solve problems

   patch, patch up

   mend by putting a patch on

   resole, sole

   put a new sole on

   revamp, vamp

   provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

   heel, reheel

   put a new heel on

   darn

   repair by sewing

   close, fill up

   fill or stop up

   type of:

   ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

   make better