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   furnish

   /ˈfəːnɪʃ/

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   • 1. provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings: "the proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles" Similar provide with furniturefit outrig outappointoutfitembellishenhanceBritish:kit out
   • 2. be a source of; provide: "fish furnish an important source of protein" Similar supplyequipprovideprovisionissuefix upgrantpresentgiveoffermake availableserveconferaffordpurveybestowendowBritish:kit outOpposite divest
   • ▪ supply someone with (something); give (something) to someone: "she was able to furnish me with details of the incident"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘provide or equip with what is necessary or desirable’): from Old French furniss-, lengthened stem of furnir, ultimately of West Germanic origin.

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   What is the meaning of furnish?

   • To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip: supplied the players with uniforms. See Synonyms at furnish. 3. To have as a necessary or desirable feature: a crime scene that supplied valuable evidence. 4. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.

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   What does it mean to furnish a room?

   • You can furnish an answer to a question in an interview, furnish the snacks at a party, or furnish a room by filling it with couches and chairs. Just as furniture fills a room or a building, to furnish is to fill a need. Another word for furnish is "provide." A furnace furnishes heat (try saying that ten times fast).

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   • fur′nish·er n. These verbs mean to provide with what is necessary for an activity or a purpose: furnished the team with new uniforms; equip a car with snow tires; had to outfit the children for summer camp; supplied the crew with hardhats. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is a good word for furnishing a hotel?

   • 1. decorate, fit, fit out, appoint, provide, stock, supply, store, provision, outfit, equip, fit up, purvey Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. 2. supply, give, offer, provide, present, reveal, grant, afford, hand out, endow, bestow They'll be able to furnish you with the details.

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   What does furnish STH to SB mean?

   • furnish sth to sb The fund may include information on its investment results in reports furnished to present or prospective shareholders. The apartment was sold fully furnished for $1.3 million. But eventually, they'll grow up and have to furnish their homes with things like air purifiers.

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   What is the difference between furnish and equip?

   • furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function. equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use. outfit implies provision of a complete list or set of articles as for a journey, an expedition, or a special occupation.

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   You can furnish an answer to a question in an interview, furnish the snacks at a party, or furnish a room by filling it with couches and chairs. Just as furniture fills a room or a building, to furnish is to fill a need.

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   1. to provide (a house, room, etc) with furniture, carpets, etc. 2. to equip with what is necessary; fit out. 3. to give; supply: the records furnished the information required. [C15: from Old French fournir, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frummen to carry out] ˈfurnisher n.