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   furnish

   /ˈfəːnɪʃ/

   verb

   • 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.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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