furnish
[verb]
Synonyms:
- decorate, equip, fit out, stock
- supply, give, grant, hand out, offer, present, provide

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Contrasted words: denude, dismantle, divest, strip, despoil, spoliate, relieve (of), take away
Related Words: dower, endow, endue, apparel, array, clothe, mount, give, provide, supply

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fur‧nish /ˈfɜːnɪʃ $ ˈfɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: furnishings, furniture; verb: furnish; adjective: furnished ≠ unfurnished]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: furnir 'to complete, provide equipment']

1. to put furniture and other things into a house or room:
Having bought the house, they couldn’t afford to furnish it.
furnish something with something
a room furnished with a desk and swivel chair

2. formal to supply or provide something:
Will these finds furnish more information on prehistoric man?
furnish somebody/something with something
John was furnished with a list of local solicitors.
—furnished adjective:
The bedrooms are elegantly furnished.
a fully furnished flat

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