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patch up vs furbish up

furbish up vs patch up

patch up and furbish up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patch up No No Yes No
furbish up No No Yes No
As verbs, furbish up is a hypernym of patch up; that is, furbish up is a word with a broader meaning than patch up:
  • patch up: mend by putting a patch on
  • furbish up: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Other hypernyms of patch up include bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restore, touch on.
patch up (verb) furbish up (verb)
mend by putting a patch on restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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Difference between patch up and furbish up

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