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1 burnish
'bə:niʃ(to make (metal) bright by polishing: They burnished the silver.) pulirtr['bɜːnɪʃ]1 bruñido1 bruñirburnish ['bərnɪʃ] vt: bruñirn.• acicalado s.m.v.• acicalar v.• bruñir v.• esmerilar v.• pulir v.'bɜːrnɪʃ, 'bɜːnɪʃtransitive verb bruñir*['bɜːnɪʃ]VT1) [+ metal] bruñir2) (fig) [+ image] mejorar* * *['bɜːrnɪʃ, 'bɜːnɪʃ]transitive verb bruñir* -
2 burnish
1 nC&G pulido m2 vtC&G, PRINT bruñir -
3 burnish
s.bruñido.vt.bruñir (polish)vi.1 tomar lustre.2 crecer, aumentarse. (pt & pp burnished) -
4 burnished
adj.bruñido, pulido.pp.participio pasado del verbo BURNISH.pt.pretérito del verbo BURNISH. -
5 abrillantar
abrillantar ( conjugate abrillantar) verbo transitivo to polish
abrillantar verbo transitivo to polish ' abrillantar' also found in these entries: English: burnish - crystallize -
6 bruñir
bruñir ( conjugate bruñir) verbo transitivo to polish
bruñir verbo transitivo to polish ' bruñir' also found in these entries: English: burnish -
7 pulir
pulir ( conjugate pulir) verbo transitivo 1 2 ( refinar) ‹ estiloabajo› to polish up; ‹ persona› to make … more refined; ‹ idioma› to brush up
pulir verbo transitivo
1 (metal, madera, etc) to polish
2 (perfeccionar) to polish up: fueron a España a pulir su español, they went to Spain to brush up their Spanish ' pulir' also found in these entries: Spanish: trabajar English: burnish - polish - rub up - smooth - buff - finish - refine - sand -
8 burnishing
adj.1 acicalador.2 satinador.s.acicalamiento, pulido, bruñido.ger.gerundio del verbo: BURNISH
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Burnish — Bur nish, v. i. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. [1913 Webster] A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and burnish as his brothers do. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burnish — Bur nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burnishing}.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burnish — Bur nish, n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burnish — early 14c., from O.Fr. burniss prp. stem of burnir, metathesis of brunir to make brown/bright, polish, from brun brown, polished, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. brun, O.N. brunn bright, polished, brown; see BROWN (Cf. brown)) … Etymology dictionary
burnish — [v] polish, brighten buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, patina, put on a finish, rub, sheen, shine, smooth, wax; concepts 202,215 Ant. dull, tarnish … New thesaurus
burnish — ► VERB ▪ polish by rubbing. ► NOUN ▪ the shine on a polished surface. DERIVATIVES burnisher noun. ORIGIN Old French brunir make brown , from brun brown … English terms dictionary
burnish — [bʉr′nish] vt., vi. [ME burnishen < OFr burniss , extended stem of brunir, to make brown < brun: see BRUNET] to make or become shiny by rubbing; polish n. a gloss or polish SYN. POLISH burnisher n … English World dictionary
burnish — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)nɪʃ[/t]] burnishes, burnishing, burnished VERB To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image. [JOURNALISM] [V n] The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image. Syn: improve … English dictionary
burnish — UK [ˈbɜː(r)nɪʃ] / US [ˈbɜrnɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms burnish : present tense I/you/we/they burnish he/she/it burnishes present participle burnishing past tense burnished past participle burnished 1) to rub metal until it shines 2) to… … English dictionary
burnish — burnishable, adj. burnishment, n. /berr nish/, v.t. 1. to polish (a surface) by friction. 2. to make smooth and bright. 3. Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool. n. 4. gloss; brightness; luster: the… … Universalium
burnish — verb To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine. In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look … Wiktionary