repolish
verb[T]
(alsore-polish)uk/ˌriːˈpɒl.ɪʃ/ustopolish(=rub)something to make itshinyagain:
Thefurniturehas been repolished and thecarpetscleaned.
After therainstainedthemarble, theteamhad tounpackeverything, repolish it, and repack it.
to makerepeatedchangesorimprovementsinorderto make something as good aspossible:
Sheproduceda secondversionof herdiary,polishingand repolishing herproseas aprofessionalwriterwould do.
Weworkedfourteenhoursadayinordertopolishand re-polishresearchpapersandgrantproposals.
- Scratching is not aproblem: a good gem-cutter can always repolishyouropaljewellery.
- Westripthefurnitureback to theframe,renewfillings, and repolish thewood, so it comes back to youlookinglike new.
- Theplay, whichranin Londonthroughoutthe 1960s, has been re-polished and given a newcast.
Polishing & polishes
- beeswax
- buff
- burnish
- burnished
- dubbin
- finish
- french-polish
- polish
- polishsomethingup
- polished
- rosin
- rub
- rubsomethingdown
- shine
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