Synonyms for furnish
ˈfɜr nɪʃfur·nish

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1. furnish

   To give is primarily to transfer to another's possession or ownership without compensation; in its secondary sense in popular use, it is to put into another's possession by any means and on any terms whatever; a buyer may say "Give me the goods, and I will give you the money;" we speak of giving answers, information, etc., and often of giving what is not agreeable to the recipient, as blows, medicine, reproof; but when there is nothing in the context to indicate the contrary, give is always understood in its primary sense; as, this book was given me. Give thus becomes, like get, a term of such general import as to be a synonym for a wide variety of words. To grant is to put into one's possession in some formal way, or by authoritative act; as, Congress grants lands to a railroad corporation. To speak of granting a favor carries a claim or concession of superiority on the part of the one by whom the grant may be made; to confer has a similar sense; as, to confer a degree or an honor; we grant a request or petition, but do not confer it. To impart is to give of that which one still, to a greater or less degree, retains; the teacher imparts instruction. To bestow is to give that of which the receiver stands in especial need; we bestow alms.

   Synonyms:
   bestow, cede, communicate, confer, deliver, give, grant, impart, supply

   Preposition:
   We give money to a person for a thing, for a purpose, etc. (or without proposition, give a person a sum of money); we give a thing to or into one's care or keeping; the weary fugitive gave himself up to his pursuers.

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1. furnish

   Synonyms:
   supply, provide, equip, afford, yield, bestow, purvey, give

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, dismantle

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1. supply, provide, render, furnishverb

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

   Synonyms:
   provide, put up, yield, deliver, picture, supply, append, show, hand over, add, turn in, interpret, translate, fork up, submit, fork out, give, offer, fork over, depict, generate, return, ply, bring home the bacon, try, leave, allow, render, issue, allow for, cater

2. furnishverb

   provide or equip with furniture

   "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

   Synonyms:
   render, provide, supply

Matched Categories

1. • Give
   • Provide

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1. furnishverb

   Synonyms:
   provide, supply, equip, fit out, fit up

2. furnishverb

   Synonyms:
   give, bestow, present, contribute, afford

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1. furnishverb

   Synonyms:
   supply, provide, contribute, bestow, purvey, cater

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1. List of paraphrases for "furnish":

   provide

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How to use furnish in a sentence?

1. Richard Neal:

   While I do not take this step lightly, I believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested material, i sincerely hope that the Treasury Department will furnish the requested material in the next week so the committee can quickly begin its work.

2. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:

   A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

3. Schopenhauer:

   The first forty years of our life give the text, the next thirty furnish the commentary upon it, which enables us rightly to understand the true meaning and connection of the text with its moral and its beauties.

4. Peter Ustinov:

   Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   The law is very clear, the law says that upon written request from the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means or the chairman of( Senate) Finance or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation... the Secretary shall furnish, shall -- not may, should, could -- shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request.