(a.) To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
(v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
(n.) The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
Example Sentences:
(1) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
(2) I knew immediately the words came out it would be cut.” At a time of intense pressure on the media to cooperate with an army public relations campaign that is burnishing the image of General Sharif, channels routinely edit out or drop the sound on the mildest criticism of the military.
(3) But while some have undoubtedly burnished the government's green credentials – the commitment to pushing Europe to a 30% emissions cut by 2020 , for instance – others have been less successful.
(4) The granular structures on the burnished amalgam surface were found to be of tin-mercury alloy.
(5) He wants the decision to be made in the interests of fighting crime and for it not to be used by the Tories to burnish their Eurosceptic credentials.
(6) Despite the U-turn on austerity, Mr Tsipras has burnished an image as a bold defender of his nation.
(7) When cavity varnish use was compared with no use of cavity varnish, significantly less microleakage was noted with the nonburnished control, single-burnish, and double-burnish techniques utilizing the cavity varnish.
(8) The trip is meant to bolster his state’s economic and cultural ties with the UK, though it has the added benefit of burnishing his foreign policy credentials ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
(9) The types and distribution of airborne microorganisms isolated from microbial air samples were not unusual nor were they directly influenced by the floor burnishing processes.
(10) The coalition has tried to blame Labour for £150m cuts in housing and burnished their progressive credentials with an extra £170m to fund social housing.
(11) No significant increase or decrease in microleakage occurred as a result of single or double burnishing of amalgam.
(12) The Liberal Democrats are to burnish their credentials as the tax-cutting party for the low paid by floating the possibility of cutting national insurance contributions for anyone earning below £12,500 a year.
(13) Helen Hunt and John Hawkes are deservedly recognised for their fine performances in The Sessions, while Kathryn Bigelow 's sombre, gripping Zero Dark Thirty bags a quartet of nominations, burnishing its credentials as the dark horse of this year's Oscar race.
(14) So there would be no big job for Corbyn in a Cooper shadow cabinet, and the new leader will instead seek to reach out to the left by highlighting some of the traditional Labour values she burnished during the campaign.
(15) These spaces in the burnished specimens were filled with an amorphous bulk of amalgam apparently caused by the burnishing process.
(16) The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of citric acid and tetracycline HCl application to dentin surfaces by a "passive dripping" or an "active burnishing" technique.
(17) This could allow Johnson to burnish his Eurosceptic credentials before the Tory leadership contest by endorsing the out campaign while claiming that he is not calling for a definitive break with the EU.
(18) The current-density peak associated with gamma2 was of greater magnitude in polished specimens than in burnished specimens throughout the range of mercury concentrations investigated.
(19) The leak prompted some senior Tories to declare that Gove was "on manoeuvres" to burnish his blue Tory credentials as the party looks to a future after Cameron.
(20) The Barnsley Central MP and former paratrooper had appeared to be burnishing his leadership credentials with an article calling for Labour to embrace change and a wide-ranging speech next week setting out his economic vision.
Refurbish
Definition:
(v. t.) To furbish anew.
Example Sentences:
(1) While visitors amble freely around the newly refurbished inside – the Pierhead is sure and steadfast in its role outside as the drastic red building, emblazoning the landscape of Cardiff Bay in all its regal beauty.
(2) Our aim is to complete the second phase of our redevelopment [the Front of House refurbishment] by then, which will require my full focus.
(3) Thompson said its sale "represents another milestone in the way the BBC is changing" from a number of broadcasting bases to key HQs in the capital and around the country, including the newly-refurbished Broadcasting House in central London and BBC North in Salford.
(4) Berrimah, built 35 years ago, has been beset by reports that it is too harsh an environment for children – particularly young female offenders, who will be housed in the former maximum security wing – and is falling apart, despite $800,000 worth of refurbishments.
(5) Public outrage is such that the Congress party is prepared to pay the price of potentially breaking their alliance with the DMK to refurbish their image," Paranjoy Thakurta, a respected commentator and journalist writing on corruption, told the Guardian.
(6) Some £60m was ploughed into refurbishments in 2013 with plans to invest the same amount in the new financial year.
(7) He changed the logo, moved the design studio from Paris to Los Angeles and started to refurbish the stores, decisions that were viewed with suspicion.
(8) Statue at New York Public Library , US TC Boyle , author Facebook Twitter Pinterest Refurbishment of the Rose reading room at New York Public Library.
(9) I think now in the the East End they are pinpointing a lot of the money into new flats and new housing estates and refurbishment of areas.
(10) He's planning next season's transfer strategy, he's involved in planning the refurbishment of Finch Farm" 4.07pm BST Top-notch mixture of fiction, straw-clutching and self-sacrifice here from Mark Judd: "I’ve never watched Game of Thrones so know little of what I talk about but if Wayne Rooney is advised to avoid weddings I’ll get remarried to anyone and invite him to the wedding if it ultimately gets him off the pay-roll at Old Trafford."
(11) We have seen continued investment in the playing squad; the expanded main stand; the new flagship retail store opening later this year; fully refurbished retail stores in Liverpool and Belfast; and we are consulting on a proposed development at our academy in Kirkby to bring together the first team and our young players.
(12) The hotel is adding 39 new rooms, due to open in June, as well as a refurbished fitness centre.
(13) A few years ago, he bought Lord Byron's old country estate in Hampton Court, and by all accounts the refurbishments would make Versailles look modest.
(14) The £40m dowry will be used to refurbish stores as Aeon outlets with the cash helping to preserve employment of Tesco's nearly 1,000 workforce.
(15) Revenues grew in the UK, however, where all its stores have been refurbished.
(16) So a rider was added to the contract at the end of 2013, authorising SETE not to refurbish the east lift or redevelop the area at the foot of the tower.
(17) His desire, he says, is to refurbish what he calls the "human rainbow.
(18) Culture secretary Maria Miller, communities secretary Eric Pickles and the prime minister's special representative for the centenary, Andrew Murrison, will unveil plans to spend more than £50m, including a substantial grant towards refurbishing the first world war galleries at the Imperial War Museum and a grant to make HMS Caroline, the last surviving warship from the battle of Jutland, into a floating museum.
(19) Like all cities in the UK, Leeds is already suffering from the effect of the coalition's first round of cuts over the summer: the end of Labour's £55bn Building Schools for the Future programme has hit the refurbishment or rebuilding programmes of more than 20 schools; funding has been culled from housing projects; school swimming pools and eco-towns plans, and plans to build 10 playgrounds are on hold.
(20) Local officials say 34 houses in the village of about 800 were too badly damaged to be refurbished.