refurbish , refurnish, redecorate, renovate - Refurbish means to "clean up again," refurnish means "to provide with new furnishings," redecorate means "to add new decoration (s)," and renovate means "renew or restore to as-new condition."
To refurbish a building or room means to clean it and decorate it and make it more attractive or better equipped. We have spent money on refurbishing the offices.
To refurbish means to renovate or repair something, often an old or worn-out item, restoring it to good condition. It implies improving functionality or appearance while retaining its original structure.
When you refurbish something, you generally keep the structure the same but improve its looks and possibly its functionality. For example, if you renovate a room you may make it "new again" with structural changes, such as tearing down walls and altering its original design.
