/?ri??p?l.??/ustopolish(=rub)something to make itshinyagain:Thefurniturehas been repolished and thecarpetscleaned.After therainstainedthemarble, theteamhad tounpackeverything, repolish it, and repack it.Related wordpolishverbto makerepeatedchangesorimprovementsinorderto make something as good aspossible:Sheproduceda secondversionof herdiary,polishingand repolishing herproseas aprofessionalwriterwould do.Weworkedfourteenhoursadayinordertopolishand re-polishresearchpapersandgrantproposals.More examples
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPolishing & polishes
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