furnish[verb]Synonyms:- decorate, equip, fit out, stock
- supply, give, grant, hand out, offer, present, provide
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 chair2. 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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲