aufpolieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burnish verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- furbish verb To polish or burnish.
- revamp verb To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something).
- rub verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.
Senses
aufpolieren is used for these senses in English:
- brush up (idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
- burnish (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- furbish To polish or burnish.
- revamp (transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]
- rub To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
burnish — full definition
- verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
furbish — full definition
- verb To polish or burnish.
- verb To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.