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furnish

/ˈfɜːnɪʃ/verb

To put furniture or necessary equipment into a room or building.

Example sentences

  • “It took them a month to furnish their new apartment.”
  • “The landlord furnished the studio with a bed, a desk, and a small sofa.”

The formal second sense is worth knowing: to furnish details, evidence, or proof means to supply them, common in legal and business letters.

Synonyms for furnish

  • equip
  • fit out
  • outfit

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